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Brighton and Hove bus fares to rise by 10p
Bus fares will rise by another 10p next month Full story in tomorrow's Argus. Tell us what you think
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Benefit fraudsters ordered to pay back more than £16,000
Two benefit fraudsters have been told to pay back more than £16,000. Both Denise Stammers and Aji Ngum lied about their circumstances to cheat taxpayers’ out of money. Stammers, 33, of Holyrood Place, Broadfield, Crawley, admitted fraudulently
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Manhunt after Portslade betting shop raid
Police are hunting this man in connection with a robbery at a betting shop. The efit has been put together after the incident on February 8 at around 10pm. A man stormed into the branch of Ladbrokes in Portland Road, Portslade, and demanded
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Demolition of Birling Gap cottage continues
Demolition work at a cottage teetering on the edge of crumbling Birling Gap is continuing. This picture taken today shows part of the roof is now missing. Large falls from the cliffs this year have prompted the demolition.
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Jury retire for second day in Michael Griffiths murder trial
A jury at Hove Crown Court has retired for a second day in the case of a group of people accused of torturing and killing a man. The jury considering the case of Michael Griffiths, 59, of Old Glebe, Fernhurst, were first sent out on Monday afternoon
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Pedestrian hit by van in Haywards Heath
A pedestrian has been hit by a van in Haywards Heath. The incident took place in South Street at around 3.50pm today, Sussex Police said. The pedestrian has been taken by ambulance to hospital. The road is closed. No more information
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Fracking trial latest: "Cuadrilla staff were abused and intimidated by protesters"
Cuadrilla staff were “intimidated” and “abused” by anti-fracking demonstrators, a court was told. Head of security at the firm in Balcome where exploratory drilling was taking place said that his staff were upset by the large demonstrations outside
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Missing Brighton teenager Jordan Ash found safe
A 14-year-old boy who went missing from his home in the Queen's Park area of Brighton has been found safe and well. Jordan Ash, 14, who went missing from his mother's home in Queen's Park Road Brighton on Monday was found by Sussex Police this
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Video: Sheffield Wednesday v Albion match highlights
Match highlights from Albion's late defeat against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in the Championship last night. Click on the arrow below
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Wild Park travellers move to Stanmer Park
Travellers escaped eviction by leaving just one day before officers were due to remove them from their camp. The travelling group have moved on from Wild Park in Brighton and made their way to a new encampment at Stanmer Park. The group of
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Shakedown announces lineup
UPDATE: Shakedown Festival will be headlined by Basement Jaxx, Groove Armada, Gorgon City, Jaguar Skills, DJ EZ and Kidnap Kid, it has been announced. The festival got its licence to hold the event at Brighton's Waterhall Conservation Area on
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Cycling in Brighton and Hove more than doubles in ten years
Commuter cycling in Brighton and Hove has more than doubled in a decade according to the latest census figures. The figures show that the city has had one of the biggest rises in people aged 16 to 74 using bikes to get to work in the UK between
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HS2 could cost Brighton and Hove £6m
Brighton and Hove’s economy could lose as much as £6 million a year if the high speed rail line HS2 goes ahead, it has been claimed. According to an official report, carried out by management consultants KPMG for High Speed 2 Ltd, the city has
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Katy B, Concorde 2, Brighton, March 25
The sense of adulation that welcomed Katy B on stage last night was palpable. Club queen 24-year-old Kathleen Anne Brien didn't hang about, launching straight into some of her biggest hits, including Crying For No Reason, Easy Please Me and Aliyah.
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Miles Jupp, Corn Exchange, Brighton, March 25
Miles Jupp freely admits to being old before his time, is clearly partial to the odd cardigan and is prone to speaking like he has a plum or two in his mouth. It’s little surprise, then, that the subject matter in the first half of this set read
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Usurp Chance Tour With Stewart Lee, Komedia, Brighton, March 25
In Komedia’s laidback underground North Laine lair, tables on the stage were covered in toys. A child’s Speak & Spell, modified stylophones, a Barbie strapped to a sitar and a biscuit tin, just a few of the curios on display, were a colourful aesthetic
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Howler, Bermuda Triangle, Brighton, March 25
On their last visit to Brighton, Rough Trade-signed Howler appeared to be admired exclusively by discerning, vinyl-clinching types of an age several years their senior. Nearly 18 months on, their demographic appears to have altered dramatically – tunnelled
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One Man, Two Guvnors for Theatre Royal Brighton
The National Theatre hit One Man, Two Guvnors has been revealed as Theatre Royal Brighton’s Christmas show. Richard Bean’s comedy, set in Brighton in the 1960s, opens on Tuesday, December 16. It will run for three weeks. Gavin Spokes, currently
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Vinylman Records Fair leaves the Brighton Centre in a spin
By Emma Hobley Record collectors from around the country congregated at the Brighton Centre for the bi-monthly Vinylman Records Fair. The event played host to more than 60 traders, selling records ranging from popular 60s classics to jazz,
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Car explosion in Saltdean leaves driver and his dog injured
A car has “exploded” in Saltdean leaving a man with burns and a dog having to be taken to the vet. The Ford Mondeo on Longridge Avenue went up in flames around 9.18am. Witnesses say there was an accident with lighter fluid within the car that
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Camilla visits Eastbourne, Ditchling and Plumpton today
WITH VIDEO: The Duchess of Cornwall praised the "wonderful, uplifting feeling" she gained as she officially opened the £11.5m St Wilfrid's Hospice in Eastbourne. Camilla toured the bright, modern facilities at St Wilfrid's Hospice in Eastbourne
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Police investigation after wood pushed through cat-flap
Sussex Police has launched an investigation after wood was pushed through a cat-flap. On March 21 a property in Mayfield Road, Bognor, was discovered to have wood pushed through the cat flap sometime between 2.30pm and 3.30pm. The wood was
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Car fire in Saltdean closes road
A car is on fire in Saltdean, causing traffic delays and bus diversions. Bailie Rogers took this picture of the car alight in Longridge Avenue. There's a car on fire on longridge avenue wtf — Bailie rogers (@BailieRogers) March
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Man arrested after Littlehampton flat fire
A 46-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson following a fire in a flat yesterday evening. The man has been taken in for questioning by Sussex Police. Firefighters tackled the blaze on the top floor of a block of flats in South
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Talking Point: Do you support today's NUT strike?
Today, the NUT goes on strike, with schools across Sussex closed. Do you support the strike?
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Liveblog: Sussex schools shut as strike starts
9:59am Banners in the hedge outside Bhasvic - picture by Ben James 9:58am Bhasvic principal Chris Thomson visited the picket to see how his teachers were getting on.
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Four sheep die in Telscombe Village barn fire
Four sheep died in a barn fire in the early hours of this morning. Firefighters from Newhaven station were called to Stud Farm, in Telscombe Village, shortly before 2.30am. On arrival, the roof of the barn was said to be “well alight”.
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Crews tackle third floor flat fire in Littlehampton
Firefighters were called to a blaze on the third floor of a block of flats. A crew from Littlehampton station was sent to South Terrace in the town shortly before 11pm on Tuesday night (March 25). Eight firefighters equipped with breathing
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Commuters heading to London to face disruption
Commuters are facing a week of disruption when a station is part closed for major redevelopment. London Bridge station will be out of action for Southern Rail and First Capital Connect services for nine days between August 23 and 31 for the installation
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Gregory urges Reds to sharpen up for final push
Boss John Gregory admits Crawley must sharpen up at both ends of the pitch to prevent their season from fizzling out. Conor Coady pounced on mistakes by Kyle McFadzean and Dannie Bulman to score in each half and earn Sheffield United a 2-0 victory
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Could the introduction of resident parking penalise short-stay visitors?
The quality of life for people living in the Triangle between Preston Park and Fiveways declined last year when the council introduced permit parking to the neighbouring area around London Road station. Parking spaces disappear in the late afternoon
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Prioritising the use of cars is not the answer
Nigel Davis says councillors don’t get it on car use (Letters, March 20) but I think he’s the one struggling with the facts. The last census showed that nearly 40% of city households don’t have access to a car, owned or otherwise. That means just
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Shakedown gets go ahead to stage festival at Brighton's Waterhall Conservation Area
Shakedown organisers have promised their best event to date after receiving their performance licence. The music festival is set to take place on July 19 at the Waterhall Conservation Area, on the outskirts of Brighton and Hove. Their licence
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Seeking marathon sponsors
I have been training for the Brighton Marathon which takes place on April 6. I am running to raise money and awareness for a very worthy cause and one close to my heart. Matpet is a shelter for abandoned and ill-treated dogs in Curacavi, near
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Lewes Waitrose's free coffee puts woman in hospital
A woman was taken to hospital after being given a coffee containing cleaning fluid at Waitrose in Lewes. Waitrose confirmed the “unfortunate incident” occurred at its Lewes store earlier this month. Paramedics attended the supermarket in Eastgate
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Do we really need another housing scheme?
So once again we are told that a scheme is what the city needs – homes for 140 people and 500 students costing £100 million (The Argus, March 22). We are always being told that there is a housing shortage and that we need to build more houses,
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There have been positive moves in cycling infrastructure
Brighton and Hove has had historic underinvestment in cycling infrastructure of all kinds, as your letter writer points out (Letters, March 21). But perhaps D Lancaster can take a look at the major infrastructure works we’ve introduced. For example
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Brighton and Hove councillors call for city taxes to stay here
Senior councillors have called for a bigger slice of taxation collected in Brighton and Hove to remain in the city. Council leader Jason Kitcat and his Conservative counterpart Geoffrey Theobald have both called for the authority to be allowed
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Roman villa images revealed at Plumpton college
Archaeologists have mapped a Roman villa that has been hidden beneath the surface for hundreds of years. A team at Plumpton College has revealed new images of the villa that lies below the fields between the Downs and the Roman road that passes
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Oscar rues lack of options in attack
Albion boss Oscar Garcia has lamented his lack of striker options. Illness ruled Leo Ulloa out of last night’s last-gasp 1-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday. Oscar brought in January signing David Rodriguez on the left wing and played Jesse Lingard
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Picture special: Oscar plays down bust-up at the back
Oscar Garcia has played down a spat between Albion team-mates Tomasz Kuszczak and Bruno. The pair clashed after Leon Best slotted Sheffield Wednesday’s 90th-minute winner at Hillsborough last night. Keeper Kuszczak appeared to blame Bruno and
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Pool Valley bus station is a pressing project
As a crusading local newspaper, it is time The Argus took on the Pool Valley bus station project. Politicians seem to ignore all letters in these columns. We, the public, want this issue resolved before tourists arrive. It would be a fitting
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Worthing biker joins Red Dwarf star for 1,250 mile adventure
A motorbike enthusiast has a role in a TV show with two stars as they embark on a 1,250 mile adventure for charity. Steve Keys, from Worthing, joins Red Dwarf star Danny John-Jules and TV sports presenter Matt Roberts as they climb on to their
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Goring's Camelia Botnar Children's Centre under threat of closure
The Camelia Botnar Children's Centre could close if £250,000 a year cannot be raise to save it. The future is uncertain for the 20 carers and 70 families who use the centre in Goring, Worthing as it desperately cries out for funding. The families
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Teachers strike today - now Brighton pupils to strike tomorrow
More than 100 Brighton students are due to walk out of school tomorrow in protest against proposed changes to the education system. The action comes after hundreds of schools shut today with thousands of teachers striking over pay, conditions and
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Brighton and Crawley pawnshops could go bust
A highstreet pawnbrokers with branches in Brighton and Crawley is in jeopardy after looking to appoint administrators. Albemarle and Bond announced yesterday it was planning to appoint Price Waterhouse Cooper as administrators. The group threw
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Weary travellers wait for an hour at Brighton Station for rail replacement bus which never arrives
A night of travel woes left train passengers waiting in the rain for rail replacement buses that never arrived. Those returning from London on Monday night had to wait for buses at Brighton Station to get to Hove and Worthing after their train
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‘Heartbreak’ as thief steals Warninglid family's jewellery
A wife has spoken of her heartbreak after her late mother’s jewellery was among £15,000 worth of gems stolen. Carrie Burns, 43, was at home with her daughter Alice, 15, in Warninglid, near Haywards Heath, when the items, including her wedding and
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UK's first wine research centre to open at Plumpton
Winelovers are clinking their glasses in celebration as a new research facility that specialises in the beverage is set to open. Plumpton College will be opening the UK's first dedicated wine research centre. The £2 million project will see
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Danger of losing Brighton's architecture reputation
Brighton is so much more attractive than its main resort rivals because of its many magnificent buildings. No other seaside town can boast anything like the exotic, extraordinary Royal Pavilion with its domes and minarets. They cannot come
