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Foundation in memory of University of Sussex student
A foundation has been set up in memory of an 18-year-old university student who died following a battle with a rare disease. The Alexander Jansons Foundation was created following the death of the popular University of Sussex student last year.
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Albion executive to stand as Brighton and Hove council candidate
Albion director Martin Perry is set to swap the corporate box for the ballot box after it was announced he will stand as a city councillor at the next election. The football club executive will stand as a Labour candidate at the next election challenging
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Teenage girl missing in Horsham
A 14-year-old girl has not been seen since leaving her home yesterday evening. Shannon Holland, 14, left her Barns Green home after eating dinner at about 9pm - she left without taking her phone or any money. She is described as 5' 2", of slim
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Brighton and Hove named top office location
Brighton and Hove has been named as the top office hotspot in a new report. The city’s office space was the most sought after in the region alongside red-brick Oxford in one of two positive reports backing Brighton and Hove as one of the country
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Fingathing, The Green Door Store, Brighton, March 13
Since 2000, classically trained double bassist Sneaky and DMC finalist Peter Parker have been collaboratively known as Fingathing. They’ve taken something of a hiatus for the past eight years while focusing on solo projects, so it was a surprise
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Business leaders give hot house tips on Brighton seafront
A successful restaurateur and a technology guru have been giving hot tips to budding entrepreneurs. The Virgin Start-Up HotHouse tour made its way to Brighton on Thursday, at The Tremendous Tipi on Brighton Music Hall’s terrace, with guest speakers
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Chi celebrate famous win
Boss Matthew Wright hailed a famous victory for Chichester after they sunk Albion to win the Sussex Women's Cup for the first time in their history. But Wright, who has been manager for five years and involved with the club for seven, insists this
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Brighton's indie retailers missing out on online shoppers
Four out of five independent retailers are losing business by failing to offer their customers the chance to buy online, a new report has warned. The Digital Cities report found 80% of independent retailers in Brighton and Hove are not trading
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Chancellor urged to look at stamp duty thresholds
The Chancellor should look again at the nation’s stamp duty thresholds, an archaic tax structure which is distorting the housing market, says RICS as part of its 2014 pre-Budget statement. The existing ‘slab’ stamp duty system taxes a percentage
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Romeo And Juliet, Corn Exchange, Church Street, Brighton, March 13
Of all the interpretations of William Shakespeare’s back catalogue, it’s Verona’s star-crossed lovers who keep on attracting the modern touch. And Michael Wicherek’s production at the Corn Exchange was thoroughly modern indeed. The timeless themes
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Andrews told he can still have a Bolton future
Albion midfielder Keith Andrews has been told he could have a future back at Bolton. The Irish international misses tomorrow’s trip to the Reebok as a condition of his loan deal. Dougie Freedman praised Andrews, 33, for going elsewhere to get
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Hoskins can help us says Albion boss
Albion boss Oscar Garcia believes Will Hoskins can help the play-off push. But tomorrow's trip to Bolton Wanderers may come too soon for the fit-again striker to make the matchday squad. Hoskins played a full game in the development team on
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Albion show the way to Italian clubs
Albion have been giving Italian clubs the grand tour of the Amex. Representatives of Serie B (second tier) clubs were shown around on Tuesday when the Seagulls played QPR. The stadium is seen as a perfect example of a modern venue that would
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Young Crawley duo handed deals
Crawley have offered one-year deals to youth teamers Ryan Richefond and Bradley Isaacs – just five weeks after announcing their academy is to close at the end of the season. Boss John Gregory believes the central midfield pair have the potential
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Parking Jam Zone
A Press Release will soon be announced to do something about the parking in Bakers Bottoms and also Craven Vale; the proposals will include that it be an extension Zone U (not H or C) , light touch only and just Craven Vale and Bakers Bottom (no Freshfield
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Police seek witnesses after a car collides with a lamp-post and a tree in Crawley Down
Police are appealing for witnesses after a blue Ford Fiesta left the road and collided with a lamp-post and tree at Hophurst Lane, Crawley Down at about 3.40am today. The driver, a 23-year-old local man, suffered serious injuries and was flown
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Murder mystery "curse" continues as audience member is taken ill
THE CURSE of a murder mystery appears to have continued after a performance was halted when an audience member was taken ill. Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre production of Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee was stopped for half an hour on Wednesday
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Hundreds sign online petition against i360 loan agreement
CAMPAIGNERS have continued their battle against the agreed £36.2 million loan for the i360 tower. Members of Brighton and Hove City Council’s policy and resources committee voted to approve the multi-million pound loan last Thursday. But an
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Vehicle fire closes lane on the A24
Firefighters are currently on the scene of a vehicle fire on the A24. The were called just after 7am this morning. One lane is currently closed at the Buck Barn crossroads, southbound, while the incident is dealt with.
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Man killed after being hit by police car named as 46-year-old James Sutton
A pedestrian who was killed when he was hit by a police car has been named as 46-year-old James Sutton. Mr Sutton, of Silchester Road, St Leonards died when he was hit by the car on the A259 White Rock in Hastings on Wednesday as it was responding
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Runaway man who drank antifreeze now in "life-threatening" condition
A man who drank antifreeze and then fled from the scene has been found in a “life-threatening” condition. Witnesses dialled 999 after Paul Blaikie was seen drinking the “potentially fatal” substance on St Helen’s Road in Hastings early yesterday
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Father dies in Hastings after being struck by police car
A father has died after being struck by a police car. Pedestrian James Sutton from St Leonards was hit on the A259 at White Rock, at the junction with A21 Havelock Road by a police car responding to a report of a car being driven by a disqualified
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Grand plan for Brighton's most iconic hotel
The owners of exclusive department stores Selfridge's and Fortnum and Mason are rumoured to be in the running to buy Brighton's most iconic hotel. The Grand, in King's Road, has been linked with the company Wittington Investments, who are also
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No end in sight to Hastings railway closure
Rail bosses have admitted they do not know when the line that links East Sussex and London will be repaired. Trains between Hastings and London via Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells have been disrupted since December after heavy weather caused landslips
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Body discovered in East Sussex believed to be that of missing man Craig Roberts-Miles
The body of a man found at the foot of cliffs in East Sussex is believed to be that of missing Shoreham man Craig Roberts-Miles. The 22-year-old was last seen at his home in Garden Close, Shoreham at about 12.30pm on Friday, March 7. His body
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The Guide team check out this year's Brighton Fringe must-sees
Tickets for all Brighton Fringe shows are available by calling 01273 917272 or visiting brightonfringe.org PERFORMR The Marlborough Theatre, Princes Street, Brighton, from Saturday, May 3 THIS year marks The Marlborough Theatre
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Worthing stabbing victim's amputation horror
A stabbing victim has described the moment doctors told him he had to have his arms and legs amputated. Ernest ‘Joe’ Moyo, was attacked as he left a party in Pavilion Road, Worthing, in 2012. He was stabbed in the leg and stomach and was left
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Writer Frank Alva Buecheler talks about the cycle of life as part of Sick! Festival
A decade ago theatre producer and writer Frank Alva Buecheler came up with the first draft of In May in less than three hours after visiting a sick friend. “It was spring and I was travelling back on the InterCity Express from Freiburg to Berlin
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Steve Richards talks performance and politics ahead of his Shoreham show
"I don't buy into this thing that politics is boring. It’s tragic, farcically funny and sad. It ticks all the boxes of theatre and comedy.” So says The Independent’s chief political commentator Steve Richards as he brings his revamped solo show
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Put brownfield sites ahead of green ones and protect the Woodingdean and Ovingdean divide
Lightwood Property’s proposal for 315 houses between Woodingdean and Ovingdean is of real concern (The Argus, March 12). Part of the proposed development is within the urban fringe at the junction of Falmer and Ovingdean Roads. The second, behind
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Geordie Shore's DJ Joel Curry brings dance anthems to Brighton
1... Swamp 81 Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Friday, March 14 LOEFAH introduces artists from his label, named after the controversial Metropolitan Police Operation Swamp 81 which led to the first Brixton Riots. On the bill are Zed Bias,
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Don’t count your votes before they’re cast - there are students in Brighton and Hove
A reader recently stated in The Argus (March 11) that “we only have a few more months left under the Greens and they will be gone”. We normally talk about “not counting chickens before they hatch” but here we have a case of “not counting votes
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UKIP sets sights on election wins in Brighton and Hove
UKIP has described Brighton and Hove as the “ideal spot” for the party to win seats at next year’s general election – despite its reputation as being a liberal city. The party made the claim after it selected its candidates who will contest
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Teachers and past students run for Eastbourne former pupil
Teachers and past students have run a half marathon in memory of a former pupil who took her own life. Marcus Cherrill a teacher at The Causeway School, Eastbourne, recruited 14 teachers and past students from his previous school, Seaford Head,
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Marathon challenge for Brighton road crash victim
A woman catastrophically injured 12 years ago after being hit by a car is has set herself a tough challenge. Harriet Jordan Wrench is in training to run the London Marathon next month and is pushing herself to the limit to make sure she
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Proud Cabaret presents an evening of sleuths and sauciness
Billed as Brighton’s “newest experimental dinner date”, this Thursday night entertainment invites audiences to ringside seats at a murder mystery. Cabaret star Miss Scarlet has been found dead in her apartment, a bullet in her head and one in her
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I might steal a kiss with Paul Michael Glaser when he visits Eastbourne
I saw Paul Michael Glaser as Captain Hook in Bromley in February 2007 and met him after the show. While posing for a photo with him, I was inches away from the famous beauty spot on his left cheek and wanted to reach up and kiss him. I said to
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Bus supervisor was just doing his job
I write in response to your story about a bus worker sacked after removing a drunk from his bus (The Argus, March 10). This is surely not right. The man was only doing his job. Does anybody feel safe on a bus with a drunk waving a bottle? I
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Use this window of change to solve our own energy problems - without having to rely on Russia
Having read the opinions of Richard J Szypulski (Letters, March 6), I feel the need to point out some obvious facts about what will happen should the Russians apply pressure on this nation by virtue of fuel prices. First of all, we are in no position
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Marina academy at core of iPad tablet tuition plan in Brighton and Hove
Pupils will get the chance to become computer whizz kids after hundreds of iPads were handed over. City College Brighton and Hove has teamed up with the Fonthill Foundation to set up two classrooms in the former Emperor of China restaurant
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More need for a new Royal Sussex County Hospital than i360 observation tower
Congratulations to The Argus (March 10) for publishing images by Terry Applin of Brighton, full of happy visitors enjoying the exhilarating fresh air with the wonderful and full-of-life Palace Pier in the background. How lovely – not an unwanted
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Rod Stewart hangs up his boots before his Brighton visit
Rock legend Rod Stewart has hung up his football boots to avoid getting injured before his Brighton concert. The 69-year-old has played football all his life but has stopped playing to ensure he is raring to go when his tour starts at Brighton
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The story of Henry Holden, General Custer's English soldier
I enjoyed the story in The Argus (March 11) regarding Henry Holden who fought at the battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. I spent more than 25 years researching Henry Holden which resulted in the publication of a book called Custer’s English Soldier
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Ward urges Albion to keep up the pressure for play-off spot
Stephen Ward has challenged Albion to stay in touch in the Championship promotion race as they head into a run of games against teams below them. The eighth-placed Seagulls go to Bolton tomorrow seven points behind Queens Park Rangers in fourth
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Orlandi out and Oscar faces tricky decisions for Bolton clash
Albion will be without Andrea Orlandi for the third match running at Bolton tomorrow as Oscar Garcia contemplates two tricky calls. The Spanish midfielder has still not recovered from a thigh injury which has ruled him out since the Seagulls won
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On the radar: The Daunts
“We have all known each other for a few years. [Guitarist] Dan Powell and [singer] Jim Elder were in a group together many years back. When the idea for The Daunts came about, we had a good idea of who to call for the job, as we had all seen each other
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Bombay Bicycle Club on trusting their musical instincts and topping the album charts with So Long, See You Tomorrow
If Bombay Bicycle Club’s Jack Steadman came away with anything from producing his band’s fourth album, it was that there is no right way of doing it. “I have never been comfortable in most studio environments,” he admits ahead of his band’s sold-out
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X Factor runner-up Rebecca Ferguson on dealing with rejection and taking tabloid rumours with a pinch of salt
Rebecca Ferguson may not be allowed to talk about the legal battle with her former management company. But calling her second album Freedom is a pretty big indication of the way things have gone. “This album is all about fighting back against everything
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Life's Too Short actor Warwick Davis on creating the world’s first theatre company for short actors
Despite the average height of the cast in comic farce See How They Run not being above 4ft 2in, star and director Warwick Davis says within a few minutes the audience will forget it’s watching the world’s first theatre company for short actors.
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New play The Events investigates the effects of politically motivated mass murders on small communities
The Norwegian cultural attaché in London might not support David Greig and Ramin Gray’s latest production but they argue theatre has a responsibility to debate matters of great public interest. “It was Anders Behring Breivik saying he wanted to
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The top mood-busting books in Brighton and Hove
Just William, the Hitch hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Alice in Wonderland have been revealed as some of the top mood-busting books. Brighton and Hove City Council public health officials believe settling down with a good book can help boost
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Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand explain why their fourth album packs a punch as they prepare to take Brighton Dome by storm
Sometimes it’s the little details which are important in making a record. “The studio we chose only had one sofa in the mixing room,” says Franz Ferdinand drummer Paul Thomson. “It meant it was very uncomfortable and simple. We didn’t want to sit
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Ringmer-born director David Grindley tells why the themes from George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion are still relevant 100 years on
Can it really be – in the 21st century – that the working classes have to affect an accent to succeed? Yes, believes Ringmer-born playwright and director David Grindley. He has a personal example to highlight why themes from George Bernard
