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Anti-fascists set to protest at Ukip rally
Anti-fascists and Ukip supporters are set to clash at a euro elections meeting. Ukip are hosting an election rally in Ralli Hall in Denmark Villas in Hove from 6.30pm tomorrow night with Unite Against Fascism supporters promising to protest outside
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Talking point: Who would you like to see as Albion's next boss? Cast your vote here
With Oscar Garcia’s resignation accepted by Albion, the search now begins for a new boss. The odds of Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood taking over were slashed today. Would Sherwood make a good replacement for the Seagulls, assuming of course
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Oscar Garcia quits Albion
Oscar Garcia has resigned as head coach of Albion. The Seagulls have confirmed they have accepted the Spaniard’s resignation. Oscar met with the club earlier today to tell the club he wanted to quit. The former Spain international said:
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Albion coach Oscar Garcia resigns and writes open letter to the fans
Oscar Garcia has written the following open letter to the club's fans: Dear Supporter I would like to thank the Brighton & Hove Albion fans for their tremendous support throughout the past year. I have been proud to be the head coach of your
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Albion statement expected
A statement is expected from Albion at 6pm – keep looking at The Argus website. The Argus understands it is in relation to the position of head coach Oscar Garcia.
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Man falls from his mobility scooter into lake
An elderly gentleman had to be rescued from a lake by firefighters. The man fell from his mobility scooter into the lake at Brooklands Leisure Park off Western Road in Lancing at 3.30pm this afternoon. Firefighters from Worthing station were
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£40,000 of clothes taken in smash and grab shop raid
More than £40,000 worth of designer clothes have been stolen from a shop in a smash and grab raid. Thieves used a black Audi to pull the railings from the window of the men's shop Profile in Dukes Lane, Brighton, at about 3.45am this
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Two men shot in fishing row
Two men were arrested after attacking two men while out fishing in Crawley. Three men were night fishing in the early hours of Sunday morning (May 11) at Tilgate lake in Crawley when, at around 1.40am, they were approached by two men at the lake
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Family save nine month old baby from arson attack
A family had to save their nine month old baby from an arson attack at their home. The blaze broke out in a plastic garden shed at a property standing at the junction of Dorothy Road and Old Shoreham Road on Saturday evening. It quickly engulfed
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Man jailed for attempted murder of Wetherspoons' doorman
A man has been jailed for 13 years for the attempted murder of a pub doorman. Unemployed Michael Barrow, 45, of Milward Road, Hastings, tried to stab a member of door staff at Wetherspoons in Havelock Road shortly before midnight on Saturday July
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The Great Escape: Kelis, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Saturday
To remind all that life is good five years on from the end of two unhappy relationships – a painful public split from rapper Nas and some problematic record labels - Kelis chopped her Great Escape show into two halves divided by snippets from Nina
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Sussex's hopes dampened by the weather
The weather wrecked Sussex's hopes of tightening their stranglehold on their County Championship clash with Durham. No play was possible after lunch on day two at Hove after torrential rain saturated the outfield. It completed a frustrating
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Video: Watch Albion's play-off defeat at Derby
Watch how Albion's Premier League dream ended in defeat at Derby in the semi-finals second leg of the Championship play-offs. Click on the arrow below. %youtube ("0pOGAgsmfZY")
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Rain frustrates Sussex at Hove
Rain denied Sussex the chance to build on their position of strength in their County Championship clash with Durham. No play was possible after lunch due to heavy downpours which left the outfield at Hove saturated. An early tea was taken with
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Brighton Fringe: Relationship Status: Desperate, The Purple Playhouse, May 9
A sense of trepidation took hold on learning that the two leads in this play, Beth Symons and Emily Mawer, were 21 and 22 years old, backed up by four guys of about the same age. The premise of this piece is a lurching, embarrassing document of
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Brighton Fringe: A Walk Through The End Of Time, St Nicholas Church, May 9
Messiaen’s Quartet For The End of Time was given two performances at St Nicholas’s Church on Friday night: one in reference and one in reality. In the ultimate programme note, Harriet Walter and Guy Paul act a play based on their reaction to the
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ARGUS ANGEL WINNER Brighton Fringe: Finding Joy, The Warren, May 11
With masks covering their faces and no dialogue whatsoever, the performers in Vamos Theatre had nothing more than movement to tell their story. But despite these limitations, the four actors created a moving and hilarious tale that said more than 100
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Brighton Festival: 26 Letters – Marcia Williams, Sallis Benney Theatre, May 11
Author and illustrator Marcia Williams has a highly successful career introducing children to Shakespeare, Greek myths and Ancient Egypt. Her joyful cartoon illustrations capture the excitement of the old classics bringing them up to date for a
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Brighton Festival: A Story Of Children And Film, Duke Of York’s Picturehouse, May 11
Despite the number of youngsters in the Duke Of York’s auditorium, A Story Of Children And Film was not a clip show of family favourites, rather a serious take on a previously uninvestigated subject. Mark Cousins’s documentary showed children have
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Brighton Festival: Zara McFarlane, The Old Market, Hove, May 11
Dagenham-born Zara McFarlane has become the darling of the jazz world in a short few years with her incredible voice and thought-provoking songs. On Sunday night she wowed a Brighton Festival audience with a sublime performance. McFarlane is
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Brighton Festival: Hugo And Josephine, Duke Of York’s Picturehouse, May 10
Set in rural Sweden in the 1970s, this film is a curious and intimate portrayal of childhood in a time gone by. Part of the Cinema of Childhood Festival in the Brighton Festival, this beautifully shot film follows Josephine, a lonely but adventurous
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Brighton Festival: 26 Letters – David Almond, Sallis Benney Theatre, May 10
Getting a novel published involves a lot of “hard work and trickery”, believes award-winning children’s author David Almond. Writer of children’s modern classic Skellig, David was comfortable handing out some of the tricks of his trade in a way
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Brighton Festival: Mozart Exsultate, Jubilate, St George’s Church, May 9
A whole evening of Mozart filled St George’s Church for this Brighton Festival performance by The English Concert and soloists. Star of the event was undoubtedly the acclaimed soprano Lucy Crowe presenting various arias from operas and culminating
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Brighton Festival: Down By The Greenwood Side, Harvey’s Depot, Lewes, May 9
Commissioned for the Brighton Festival in 1969 and performed on the West Pier, Harrison Birtwistle’s music theatre masterpiece has made a triumphant return home, this time to the entirely appropriate location of Harvey’s Depot in Lewes. In Susannah
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The Great Escape, various venues, Brighton, May 10
Jungle, one word, is the name as ambiguous as they duo who shroud themselves inside it. Even on stage they hide in plain sight as part of a seven-piece live band playing some of the most extraordinary pop music to come out in recent years. It’s
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The Great Escape, various venues, Brighton, May 9
The Great Escape top-up headline shows at the Dome act almost like a carrot for the acts playing on the smaller stages across the city – ‘Do well and you could get to be here’ they say. This was certainly the case with Wild Beasts, who recall their
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The Great Escape: Serafina Steer, Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, May 9
Most Great Escape stages are littered with guitars, synths, amps and drum kits in various combinations. But Serefina Steer’s show opening proceedings at Club Uncut on the second night must have been the only show in the whole event to have a massive
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Man blown off bike then hit by car
A cyclist was blown off his bike and then struck by a car travelling behind. At about 3.55pm Sunday 11 May a 30-year old local cyclist was travelling north in Wilbury Road in Hove near the junction of Eaton Road. He was unseated from his cycle
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The Great Escape: Royal Blood, Corn Exchange, Church Street, Brighton, May 9
Royal Blood make riff-laden rock born in Brighton but bred over the pond. They’ve the power of Queens Of The Stone Age and the hooks of Soundgarden. Singer and bassist Ben Thatcher’s vocals remind of White Stripes' Jack White and Mike Kerr’
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The Great Escape: Buffalo Daughter, Queen’s Hotel, King’s Road, and The Hope, Queen’s Road, Brighton, May 10
Very few bands at Brighton’s celebration of new music can offer a best of album on their merch table. But Japan’s Buffalo Daughter can boast of a 21-year career, with the core trio already having seven albums to their name and another on the way
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The Great Escape, various venues, Brighton, May 10
French dream-pop pair As Animals expanded to a full band at the Prince Albert, creating a wash of melodies without truly capturing the transient early crowd’s attention. Amatorski, from Belgium, rectified things, aligning Inne Eysermans’ ghostly
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Brighton Fringe: Piano Recital – Simon Ballard, St Michael’s Church, May 11
Simon Ballard is at home with a piano. They are friends. He writes music for it – melodic, accessible and attractive music with echoes of Schubert sonatas and the Deutsche Tanze. No keyboard repertoire daunts him and no period escapes attention
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The Great Escape, various venues, Brighton, May 9
The apparent chasm between the indie variety show that is The Great Escape and the rampant commercialism of reality TV sing-off The Voice was bridged via a secret lunchtime gig at Concorde 2. Ricky Wilson might be better known to millions as a
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The Great Escape: Above Audio, Marine Parade, Brighton, May 10
Often a sign of getting older is when one notices policemen are beginning to look younger. For music fans that feeling happens more swiftly - especially when there is a band like Iceland’s Mammut on stage at the start of the Icelandic Airwaves
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Brighton Fringe: Immigrant Diaries, Laughing Horse @ Quadrant, until May 25
“Statistics don’t tell the story, people do.” We were promised “captivating true stories from people who choose to live and work on this marvellously mongrel island”, “choose” being the operative word. Our hosts’ opening jibes at Nigel Farage failed
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The Great Escape: Courtney Barnett, Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, New Road, May 9
With just a gentle stroke on her guitar strings, Australian Courtney Barnett was able to bring back happy memories of the grunge era – even if she was sporting a polka dot rather than the standard check shirt. Backed by only a bassist and drummer
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Brighton Fringe: Ma Beth, The Old Courtroom, May 10
As a sculptor “finds” a bird in a stone, so director Mark O’Halloran found Shakespeare’s Scottish play in the Kray Twins’ 1960s East End. If the well-known tragedy was to be given a facelift, it couldn’t have gone to a better place. Hats off to
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10-year-old boy assaulted by man in his 30s
A 10-year-old boy was assaulted by a man in his 30s. A man approached the boy while he was pushing his bike, which had a puncture, home. The man grabbed his bike and pushed it towards him, causing him to fall and the bike to land on top of
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Brighton Fringe: Women On The Verge, Marlborough Theatre, May 10
Women On the Verge was a delightfully messy night of cabaret acts celebrating female artists, led by the endearing Lynn Ruth Miller as compere, whose audience interaction was witty and perfectly pitched. The night comprised three diverse artists
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75-year-old man suffers head injuries after being hit by car
A 75-year-old man was knocked down by car and suffered a head injury. The elderly man was crossing the road by the Little Common roundabout at the junction with the A259 and Cooden Sea Road, Bexhill, when he was struck by a car being driven by
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Greer handed Scotland boost
Albion skipper Gordon Greer has been named in Gordon Strachan’s latest Scotland squad. The central defender is part of the 28-man group to face Nigeria in a friendly at Craven Cottage on Wednesday, May 28. His participation will be subject
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Talking point: What should happen now for Albion coach Oscar Garcia?
What should happen next with Albion coach Oscar Garcia after reports emerged last night that he offered to resign following the Championship semi-final play-off defeat against Derby County? Should he stay or should he go? We would love to know
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Motorist crashed while more than three times the drink-drive limit
A man caught behind the wheel while more than three times the drink-drive limit has been banned from the roads. Philip Edmunds, 53, was disqualified from driving for 25 months and made the subject of a three month overnight curfew when he appeared
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Radwanska back at Eastbourne
Former Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwanska will be back at Eastbourne this year. Radwanski, who is currently ranked No. 3 in the world, has committed herself to the Aegon International which runs from June 14-21. The Polish player won at
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Runs dry up for Sussex on wet morning at Hove
Luke Wright and Ben Brown were unable to build on their record-breaking partnership on the second morning of their County Championship clash with Durham at Hove. The pair added just nine runs to their partnership of 326 as Durham fought back well
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Video: Sussex v Durham - day one
Watch Luke Wright and Ben Brown's record-breaking partnership of 326 as Sussex put Durham to the sword on the opening day of their County Championship clash at Hove. http://www.ecbtv.co.uk/video/i/3825371/title/sussex-v-durham-day-1/f/county:lv-county-championship
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Man fighting for his life after falling while "surfing" on roof of van
A man is fighting for his life after reportedly falling from a moving van while “ surfing” on its roof. Police are appealing for witnesses following the accident in Charmandean Road, Broadwater, Worthing last night. The 26-year-old fell from
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Help urged for local energy schemes
The Government needs to do more to boost local-scale energy projects such as community-owned solar panels and energy saving schemes, researchers have said. Initiatives such as community renewables could make a large difference in tackling climate
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Albion fans in Brighton react to Seagulls loss at Derby
It was the perfect excuse for a knees-up for thousands of fans across the city - but it unfortunately ended on a sour note. Albion's heavy defeat to Derby ensured it would be at least another year before Seagulls fans got the chance to go potty
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A&E patient admitted 89 times in one year
A patient was admitted to accident and emergency on 89 occasions in just one year. This is just one of the number of repeat patients being admitted through the revolving doors of Sussex’s under pressure emergency departments. Figures obtained
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Albion fans hope to make it third time lucky
The Albion faithful sung their hearts out as the Seagulls lost to Derby in the second leg of the play-off semi final. The sea of blue and white rocked Derby's iPro stadium with 2,700 away supporters sounding more like 27,000. But despite the
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Vandals trash community centre located between police HQ and Police and Crime Commissioner's office
Mindless vandals have caused thousands of pounds of damage to a community centre and got away without being seen, despite the building sitting between Sussex’s police headquarters and the office of the Police and Crime Commissioner. Vandals smashed
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1,500 more family homes licensed for student rentals
More than 1,500 licences to convert small family homes into “houses in multiple occupation” have been issued by Brighton and Hove City Council in the last two years, it has been revealed. New figures have also shown the number of houses now in
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VIDEO: Men with big balls run down beach
A light-hearted charity event saw fundraisers race across Hove beach carrying huge balls under their arms. Yesterday’s event was held to raise money for male cancer projects. Women were encouraged to take part but asked to wear a comedy moustache
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VIDEO: Hundreds of women cycle for Davina McCall
TV presenter Davina McCall wished cyclists well as she waved them off on an annual bike ride. Around 350 women took part in fourth Davina’s Action DIVA Sussex cycle ride(COR), which set off from the East Sussex National Hotel and Golf Course in
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Hove’s former councillors, no matter how old, worked hard for the people
I must respond to Adam Trimingham’s nostalgia article in your Saturday Seven Days magazine (The Argus, May 3) headlined “Out With The Old”. In it he describes the politics of Hove during the late 1960s and early 1970s. I was genuinely shocked
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If you really care about animal welfare, don’t eat meat
There has been a lot of press regarding the ritual slaughtering of animals for food, ie their throats being cut without pre-stunning. The chief veterinary officer for the Government wants this practice to be banned. I would say that as a person
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Oscar so proud of Albion's "fantastic season" despite defeat
Albion boss Oscar Garcia has hailed a "fantastic season" for the club and insists reaching the play-offs was a "great achievement" after their Premier League dream died against rampant Derby County. The injury-plagued Seagulls suffered a 4-1 defeat
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Albion's Spanish Daves could be on way out
Albion's Spanish Daves could be heading for the exit at the Amex as the process of revamping the squad begins following defeat in the play-offs against Derby County. David Lopez and David Rodriguez are among numerous members of the first team squad
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Garcia poised for talks after reports he offered to resign
ALBION boss Oscar Garcia is poised for talks about his future with chairman Tony Bloom amid reports he has offered to resign. The Seagulls refused to make any comment last night on suggestions Oscar has told the club he wants to leave. The
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Greer's injury played massive part in Albion's play-off defeat, says Mackail-Smith
Dejected Craig Mackail-Smith has labelled the departure of Albion’s injured skipper as “a massive turning point” in their play-off defeat. But the striker conceded the Seagulls were not good enough to reach Wembley. Gordon Greer left the 4-
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City College should reconsider its cuts
On Saturday, May 3, I attended a rally organised by staff at City College Brighton and Hove (The Argus, May 5). Speaking to staff and parents, it was clear that their concerns are not only about job losses but also the effect on students of the
