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Aldred signs new Borough deal
Midfielder Matt Aldred has become the second Eastbourne Borough to pledge his future to the club. Aldred has followed centre-back Adam Watts in signing a new contract for the 2014-15 season. Manager Tommy Widddrington is still waiting for answers
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Sangakkara gets in the groove at Hove
Kumar Sangakkara got in the groove ahead of Sri Lanka’s upcoming series against England by livening up an otherwise dreary day at Hove. The 36-year-old batsman made his highest ever score on English soil by hitting 159 to ensure there was no dramatic
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Talking point: Who would you like Albion to sign?
Albion this afternnon announced six players were being released (Kuszczak, Brezovan, Lopez, Orlandi, Hoskins, Rodriguez) but who would you like to see replace them? We would love to know what you think so join the debate here and have your say.
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School given permission for new pitch
A school has been given the go ahead to build a new artificial sports pitch at the second time of asking. Brighton and Hove City Council’s planning committee has granted Dorothy Stringer High School permission for a new all-weather pitch at their
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Emergency services attend fake explosion
Emergency services attended a fake explosion. Police, firefighters and paramedics all took part in the live training exercise at Preston Baracks in Lewes Road, Brighton. The fake explosion took place just after 10am. The exercise - timed
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Crawley newsagent stabbed in the bum
A newsagent was stabbed in the bum during a knife-point robbery. Sussex Police were called to Southgate Parade in Crawley at about 3pm on Tuesday to reports of a robbery at the newsagents and found one man with wounds to his hand and bottom.
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Leaders urged to help poor in community
Business leaders have been urged to donate their expertise to help one of the poorest communities in the country. Some of Brighton and Hove’s most influential executives met to hear what they could do to help schools and charity organisations.
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Firms must "up game" to compete with Europe
The incoming chairman of a business partnership has called on firms to “up their game” to compete with Europe. Tim Wates will succeed Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partner- ship (LEP) chairman John Peel OBE on May 22. The seasoned businessman
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Sussex vineyards dominate international wine awards
Sussex is quickly becoming the king of winemaking after an unprecedented ten vineyards scooped international awards. Out of 38 International Wine Challenge awards that went to English producers, 25 went to Sussex wines. Breaky Bottom Winery
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Brighton Fringe: Infection, Upstairs At Three And Ten, until May 18, call 01273 917272
Zombies, alien invasions and deadly infections – well trodden ground which even last year’s Hollywood epic World War Z proved was hard to make work. So writer Faye Woodbridge set herself a difficult task with her second play Infection. The story
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Brighton Festival: Catch 22, Theatre Royal Brighton, until May 17, call 01273 709709
With its sprawling length and huge cast of characters, Joseph Heller’s Catch 22 was never going to make an easy transition to the stage. And so it proved with Northern Stage’s version of Heller’s own dramatisation, which is both way too long but
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ARGUS ANGEL WINNER Brighton Fringe: Major Tom, The Old Market, May 12
You don’t have to be a dog-lover to enjoy this show, though you may be by the end. Entering the theatre space was a slow process, as friendly performer Victoria Melody and her dog greeted everyone individually as they came in. Major Tom, the stubborn
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Albion release six players including Kuszczak, four are offered new deals
Albion have informed first choice goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak it is unlikely he will be offered a new deal. Fellow keeper Peter Brezovan, strikers Will Hoskins and David Rodriguez, plus midfielders Andrea Orlandi and David Lopez, who are also all
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Game on for higher city salaries
Graduates starting out in the gaming industry will earn 17% more in Brighton than elsewhere in the UK. New research by trade association TIGA has also found more than 4,660 highly skilled jobs will be created in the industry nationally over the
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Accountancy training scheme is first of its kind
The fastest-growing accountancy firm in the country has launched an industry-approved training scheme – the first of its kind on the south of England. Crunch Accounting’s academy has recruited eight trainees, including four accounting apprentices
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Artificial intelligence challenge for app developers
A software start-up is in the running in an international mobile app challenge to harness the power of artificial intelligence. BrightMinded, based in Brighton, has made the top 25 of the IBM Watson Mobile Developer Challenge. The firm is developing
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Luxury sales through the roof
Sales of luxury products rocketed in Brighton last year and continue to sell well in 2014. The independent price comparison site PriceSpy.co.uk has found that Brighton shoppers splashed out on high-end brands and helped drive an 88% growth in sales
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Pure Love, The Haunt, Brighton, May 13
On Tuesday night at The Haunt, Pure Love ensured that their brief existence will not be forgotten. In the midst of their farewell tour, Frank Carter and co brought down the curtain in unforgiving style. Anyone who thought Carter’s onstage antics
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Sweeney Todd, The Barn, Southwick, until May 17, call 01273 597094
Stephen Sondheim’s "black operetta", a glorious mixture of Grand Guignol horror and black humour, tells of a barber’s return and desire for revenge against those who unjustly transported him to Australia and then ravished his wife. It is also a
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Brighton Fringe: Robin Ince’s Dirty Book Club, Upstairs At Three And Ten, Brighton, May 13
Robin Ince flitted into the mainstream consciousness as Stuart Foot, an interviewee sat opposite David Brent in The Office in 2001. Aside from his work with Ricky Gervais, he has met Peter Higgs (of Large Hadron Collider fame) and had space discussions
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Brighton Festival: Hauschka, Corn Exchange, Brighton, May 13
What do you call a German who plays three pianos at the same time? Volker Bertelmann, aka Hauschka, the sophisticated keyboard version of a one-man band. Cymbals on the knees are replaced by electronic wizardry, with self-playing pianos augmented
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Two for one: Orkestra Del Soul
Orkestra Del Soul at Komedia Wednesday, May 14 at 8pm Promo code – DELSOL241 Globally inspired; but distilled in Scotland. Orkestra del Sol’s explosive reinvention of global brass band music has captured imaginations, set pulses racing and
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Two for one - Moscow State Circus
The Moscow State Circus at Preston Park on Saturday, May 17 at 3pm and 6pm, Wednesday, May 14 to Friday, May 16 and Sunday, May 18 at 5pm, and Wednesday, May 14 to Friday, May 16 at 7.45pm (each performance lasts two hours). Promo code – MSC0114
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Greer is perfect fit for Scotland
Scotland boss Gordon Strachan has revealed why Albion’s captain is perfect for his international plans. Gordon Greer will hope for a fourth cap, fitness permitting, when Scotland face Nigeria in a friendly at Craven Cottage on Wednesday, May 28
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Sangakkara shows his class at Hove
Kumar Sangakkara ended Sussex’s slim chances of pushing for victory on the final day of their Championship clash with Durham at Hove. The Sri Lanka international is unbeaten on 91 as Durham reached lunch on 239-4 in their first innings. The
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Video highlights: Sussex v Durham, day three
Watch highlights of a rain-affected third day from Sussex's clash with Durham in the County Championship as Scott Borthwick made a half century. http://www.ecbtv.co.uk/video/i/3829928/title/sussex-v-durham-day-3/f/county:lv-county-championship
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Eric Pickles rules out move to Brighton
Eric Pickles' department has no plans to "dig out our bucket and spade" and move to the seaside in Brighton, a ministerial colleague has said. Conservative Simon Kirby has been pressing ministers to say if they have any proposals to relocate their
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Help keep Brighton beach tidy
BRIGHTON and Hove’s beaches play a massive part in bringing tourists to the most popular beach resort in the country. With another bank holiday coming up, Jamie Micklethwaite looks at how an army of volunteers is being raised to help with the big clean-up
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Snap happy for double rainbow
One lucky man managed to snap this picture of a double rainbow streaking its way across the sky. Rob Richards was out shopping at the Lewes Road Sainsbury’s in Brighton with his girlfriend Catherine McDonald when they spied the colours. The
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Events at risk as travellers set up their camp
TRAVELLERS have pitched up on playing fields which has put community events in jeopardy. The travelling group moved their 25 caravans onto the football pitches at Waterhall playing fields in Brighton on Monday following an eviction from a site
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Fracking firm scales back bid after opposition
A FRACKING firm has scaled back its plans after a campaign from neighbouring residents. Celtique Energie, which applied to South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) for planning permission to test drill for shale oil or gas, has written to residents
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Man jailed for raping teenager
A man has been jailed for 11 years after being convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl. Delshad Mohammed, 25, attacked the teenager at his flat in Stanley Road, Hastings, in June 2011. Investigations during the summer of 2011 led to Mohammed's
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Entries open for the Brighton and Hove Business Awards 2014
The best of business is set to be recognised at the city’s most lauded awards ceremony. The Brighton and Hove Business Awards (BAHBAs) 2014 – in association with The Argus – returns in July to celebrate the best companies and organisations our
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Man glassed outside Brighton train station
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was glassed during a night out in Brighton. The 31-year-old from Croydon had been out with friends but was walking in Upper Gloucester Road towards Brighton railway station to get a train home when
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Rooks re-sign Dixon and Logan
Danny Bloor believes getting Jack Dixon and Fraser Logan to re-sign is a major plus for Lewes. Dixon finished top scorer with 19 goals while fellow midfielder Fraser Logan impressed in his first season with the club. The pair have now agreed
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Man to appear in court accused of racial abuse
A man is to appear in court accused of shouting racist abuse at an Asian man. Richard Saldinack, 37, of Limbrick Lane, Worthing, has been charged with using threatening and abusive language and causing racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress
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Sussex set for Jordan absence
Sussex are facing the prospect of losing star bowler Chris Jordan for the rest of the Championship season. Jordan was named in the England one-day and T20 squads to face Sri Lanka yesterday, meaning he will miss the next two games against Middlesex
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Hotel evacuated following reports of smoke
Around 200 people were evacuated from a hotel following reports of a fire. Firefighters were called to the Crown Plaza in Langley Drive, Crawley, at around 7pm yesterday after people in the building said they could smell smoke on the third
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Emergency services major incident training exercise today
Emergency services and other agencies are carrying out a live exercise at locations in Brighton, Eastbourne and Mid Sussex today. This is a large-scale exercise testing real-time response to a number of major incidents. The exercise is
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Watts commits to Borough
Adam Watts has signed a contract which will keep him at Eastbourne Borough for next season. The former Fulham centre-back is the first of 11 players offered new deals to commit himself to the club. Manager Tommy Widdrington said: "Adam has
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Unqualified officers working in CID
Serious crimes are being investigated by unqualified officers due to a “critical shortage of police officers”, The Argus can reveal. Officers are being drafted in to Brighton CID without having sat their detective exams, which is a national requirement
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Camilla visits Ringmer Community College
The Duchess of Cornwall visited a Sussex school after being invited by two former pupils. Amber Satchwell, 16, and Henry Valantine, 19, invited Camilla to visit Ringmer Community College after impressing the Duchess at an event at Clarence House
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Parents oppose academy plans with song
Parents have come together to record a song in opposition of their children's school becoming an academy. The parents, whose children attend Hove Park School, set up the pressure group Hands Off Hove Park and recorded the song as part of their
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Pensioner loses £5,000 in ‘card-clone’ fraud
A conman pretending to be police officer targeted ten people on the same day. The fraudster claimed to be a PC Ian Baker as he contacted residents across Eastbourne and Crowborough on Monday and conned a 79-year-old out of £5,000. The caller
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Modify Royal Sussex County Hospital plans to suit Toads Hole Valley and free up development in Kemp Town
With regard to Ivor Sorokin’s letter (The Argus, May 9), I too am amazed by the lack of foresight being shown by our local authority. Like Ivor, I also concluded that the best option was to build a new hospital at Toads Hole Valley, and had a letter
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Fat Slags visit Eastbourne
Cafe customers will come face-to-face with popular cartoon characters. The Cartoon Cafe in Eastbourne will host life-size cut outs from Viz magazine as part of an exhibition of the popular tongue-in-cheek comics. Roger Mellie the Man on the
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‘Drug use’ rooms plan is scrapped
A controversial plan for public rooms where addicts can inject drugs has been scrapped. The widely-criticised drug consumption rooms (DCR) were being considered by the Independent Drugs Commission for Brighton and Hove but the idea was axed yesterday
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If we are ‘the best’ we don’t need the i360
My previous letter to The Argus earlier in the year (January 27), regarding the disastrous decision of our local council and other professional bodies to give credence to the i360 has finally been vindicated. Although The Argus, to my knowledge
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Ukip will save money by pulling out of the EU
A pamphlet produced by “Unions Together” is being circulated which pretends to tell us what life would be like under a Ukip government headed by Nigel Farage. It mentions cuts to wages, sick pay, paid holidays and maternity benefits. It also warns
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Still after Bilingual School answers...
The Government’s free school policy is starting to unravel through a lack of funds and, more importantly, from the massive financial impact on local authorities this cuckoo in the nest is having. Since the start of the Hove Park Bilingual School
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Should we be supporting solar power?
Caroline Lucas says “we should be supporting solar power” (Soapbox, May 10) and quotes a new Government poll that reveals 85% of people for it and only 5% against but doesn’t say what the remaining 10% think. I have tried to find the quoted poll
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Cheers to city’s first micropub
Two couples should be able to raise a glass in celebration after becoming Brighton and Hove’s first micropub landlords. Hove couples Rick and Ruth Evans and Dave and Ali White’s proposals to convert York House Wines off-licence in Richardson Road
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Time for some bonfire bylaws
I endorse the sentiment of Lesley Kite and others highlighting the curse of “bonfire man” (Letters, May 7). Regrettably we also have the odd “burner” here in North Portslade, setting fire to garden cuttings in a residential area without any regard
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'Sustainable development'... the term with no definition
Your article, “Protest against housing estate bid” (The Argus, May 9), concentrated on the incorrect notion that planning committees are bound by a “presumption in favour of sustainable development”. In 1983 the Brundtland commission was created
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Bloom draws up shortlist
Albion are confident of making a “very high calibre” appointment as they hunt a replacement for Oscar Garcia. Chairman Tony Bloom is drawing up a shortlist as he prepares to make his third managerial appointment. But the Seagulls have told
