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Arafat seals dramatic last-ball victory for Sussex
Yasir Arafat hit the final two balls for four as Sussex clinched a dramatic victory over Surrey in the NatWest T20 Blast at Hove. Surrey looked to be on course for victory when Jade Dernbach dismissed Chris Jordan with four balls to go and Sussex
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Thieves pinch laptops and suitcase
Thieves have pinched electronic equipment and a suitcase from a family home. The burglary took place at a home in North Street, Winchelsea, Rye, between 6pm and midnight on Thursday. The family returned home to find the patio door locks broken and
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Paedophile on the run after bolting from court
A paedophile walked out of court where he was prosecuted for inciting a girl under the age of 16 to engage in sexual activity. James Dunham, 34, pleaded guilty to the charge on January 9 but after being released on bail to discuss the case with
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ARGUS ANGEL WINNER Brighton Fringe: Jerk, Spiegeltent, until May 17, call 01273 917272
Never was the phrase “Woman on the edge” more aptly used than to describe Jerk, a fusion of circus, dance and drama. The phenomenally strong Emma Sarjeant of Casus Circus presents her first solo show, a performance at once challenging, disconcerting
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Brighton Festival: Like Rabbits, Corn Exchange, May 15
Smoking is not something seen indoors much these days and was considered worthy of a warning on promotional materials for Like Rabbits. But the ritual of rolling a solitary cigarette set the scene for our subjects’ love affair, as tension mingled with
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ARGUS ANGEL WINNER Brighton Festival: Wild Justice, Unitarian Church, Brighton, May 15
In increasingly uniform times, it falls to outfits as anomalous as Hydrocracker to incite the kind of purposeful debate enjoyed by brain-bothering individuals in attendance at Wild Justice. The evening was observed by playwright Neil Fleming who created
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Robber tricks his way into pensioner's home
A man tricked his way into a pensioner's home by claiming he needed help supporting his baby before robbing her of hundreds of pounds. The 82-year-old victim answered the door of her flat in Chesham Street, Brighton, at about 9pm on Sunday to a
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Brighton Festival: Will Gregory Moog Ensemble, All Saints Church, Hove, May 15
Only fanatics have taken the Moog deadly seriously since its prog heyday. Partly it’s the name, and the audience on Thursday night tittered whenever leader Will Gregory announced another member of the line-up: the Eurorack, the microKORG, the MiniBrute
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Brighton Fringe: Bitch Boxer, The Old Market, Hove, May 15
Originally a book by Charlotte Josephine, this award-winning play is set in 2012, the year of the first Olympics to include ladies boxing. Chloe Jackson, 21, from Leytonstone, London, is one fight away from qualifying for the games. Chloe’s real
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Brighton Fringe: Farewell The Trumpet, St Bartholomew’s Church, Brighton, May 14
Artistic Director of the Brighton Festival for 25 years and trumpeter-in-residence at St Bart’s for 50, Professor Gavin Henderson CBE has always had plenty to blow his own trumpet about and last night gathered many distinguished friends and performers
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Lee Evans exclusive show in Eastbourne announced
Manic comedian Lee Evans has just announced a work-in-progress show in Eastbourne's Congress Theatre this summer. On Monday, July 7, Evans will be using notes to test out gags in the Carlisle Road theatre - giving a glimpse of his working processes
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Tourists return to Gatwick after Kenyan terrorist warning
Scores of tourists are arriving back at gatwick after terrorist fears in Kenya. Hundreds of UK tourists are set to be evacuated from parts of the North African country after the Foreign Office warned of a "high threat" from terrorists. Tour
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Argus journalist named best young reporter in the country
Argus reporter Ben Leo has been announced as the country’s young journalist of the year. The Worthing-based reporter was named the top young journalist in the country at the Regional Press Awards being held today. The reporter, who first started
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Cannabis producer jailed
A cannabis farmer has been jailed after police raided a home and found “a fully set up cannabis production site”. Sussex Police officers searched a home in Herbrand Walk in Bexhill, in August 2012 and found three mature cannabis plants
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Security guard racially abused because he did not have any change
A man has been fined for racially abusing an off-duty security guard who could not give his friend any change. Unemployed Allan Morris, of Fletcher Close in Hailsham, racially abused an Asian man walking in Terminus Road, Eastbourne, to catch a
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Woman pledges to cram 27 girls into a mini to beat Branson
A former world record holder is taking on Richard Branson after the business man beat her record and crammed 25 women into a mini. Now Dani Maynard from Jevington near Eastbourne is vowing to get 27 women into the classic car and reclaim the record
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Beach clean-up's one happy party
Brighton's main political parties are finding common ground to help clean Brighton Beach. Brighton and Hove’s Labour party, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats will join the Green Party in supporting the Big Beach Clean-up on May 27. All political
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Brian's back as mayor with sense of fun
A councillor “with a great sense of fun” was made mayor last night – but said there was no need to call him “Mr Mayor”. It will be the second time Brian Fitch, Labour and Co- operative Party councillor for Hangleton and Knoll in Hove, has been
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Glass door crash kills greyhound
A greyhound died when she charged into a glass conservatory door and it shattered. The beloved three-year-old greyhound Tiggy died after colliding with the closed door of her family’s Worthing home. Tiggy had been rehomed by the Jones family
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Cyclist injured in collision with taxi
A 19-year-old cyclist was left battered and bruised after being knocked off her bicycle on her way to work. Hairdresser Robyn Gargan was cycling from her home in Patcham into Brighton along the A23 London Road when she was involved in a collision
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Cricket chiefs say vigilance remains high amid spot-fixing allegations
Cricket bosses have warned they are on guard against corruption as spot-fixing allegations by a former Sussex player threaten to rock the sport. Sussex kick off their T20 campaign versus Surrey tonight against a backdrop of allegations by their
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Are seafront works all part of the i360 gamble?
Does the £5 million for replacing arches around the West Pier site, according the Green councillor Ian Davey (Letters, May 5), include the building of a group of ten small business outlets (Chris Stonor’s letter, May 1) and the work started for the
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Manhunt launched for armed robber
A manhunt has been launched after a man wielding a pistol robbed a newsagent at gunpoint. The robber, who was wearing a motorcycle helmet, entered Maxted News and Food on Worthing Road, Rustington, yesterday carrying a handgun and demanding money
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Masked woman scales scaffolding
A masked woman thought to be carrying an imitation pistol caused a major disturbance in a busy shopping street after climbing up scaffolding, apparently to sunbathe. Police officers spent three hours trying to coax the woman down from the four-storey
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Grass in a state on The Level
We were walking our dogs around The Level in Brighton recently and were totally horrified with the state of the grass. Who in their right minds let the funfair on to newly-planted grass, which had not bedded in properly? Seeing as this must
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Musical of World War I hero soldier comes to the Fringe
The relative of a soldier who died in the First World War has put his letters to music. Royal Opera House baritone Nigel Cliffe’s great-great uncle Private Joe Wood fought in 1917 at Passchendaele, one of the most horrific campaigns of the war.
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Inquest told of talented pilot's death crash
One of the country’s most qualified pilots of First World War aircraft died after he lost control of his rare replica plane, an inquest has heard. John Day, 68, from Horsham, died at the scene of the crash at the Army Aviation Centre in Hampshire
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Phone calls for business have become an automated torture
As far as I am concerned, all commercial and business phone lines are a waste of time. It takes for ever and ever to get to speak to anyone. They are all the same – all say the same old rubbish: push this, twist that, sorry to keep you waiting
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Failed patient records system to blame for overdue Royal Sussex County Hospital
I wish to reply to the question in a letter subheaded “Why did it take 17 years?” by Bill Wood (The Argus, May 9). He asked for an explanation as to why the previous government, during its 13 years in control, could not or would not do any work
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Remember and reflect on the lessons learned from two world wars
This year, on June 6, we will be able to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. Through its Heroes Return 2 programme, the Big Lottery Fund is again generously enabling veterans to revisit the places where they saw
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If a school becomes an academy, what becomes of it as an asset?
I have read with interest the different views about the proposal to turn Hove Park School into an academy. As a parent of children at Hove Park, I still have many questions relating to the school’s facilities and its removal from local authority
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Be thankful we didn’t lose our great Brighton buildings to the art deco era
Like Roger Lee (Letters, May 8), I too looked at the Then And Now pictures showing the loss of such fine old buildings at the bottom of West Street (The Argus May 6). Indeed, our councils do have a lot to answer for. Back in the 1930s, we nearly
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Mackay distances himself from Albion vacancy
Former Cardiff boss Malky Mackay has distanced himself from the vacant job as Albion manager. But Real Madrid coach Paul Clement has attracted support in betting markets as the Seagulls assess their options to replace Oscar Garcia. Tim Sherwood
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London three-piece Factory Floor on self-recording their debut album
Factory Floor self-recorded their recent debut album on a vintage mixing desk used by Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart to capture his early hits. But it was former Joy Division and New Order drummer Stephen Morris who first got behind the London three-piece
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The Guide picks this weekend's best club nights
1... Viper featuring Sigma Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Friday, May 16 Viper Recordings celebrates its first decade with a tour featuring Sigma, Matrix And Futurebound, Brookes Brothers, Prolix and Six Blade. Look out for another
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On the radar: Ellie Ford
FOLLOWING the release of her Show Night In EP last month Ellie Ford is playing an acoustic showcase at the Brighton Fringe. Here she talks about making the EP and her love of the harp. “I grew up in the countryside in East Yorkshire but I’ve been
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Malian kora player Toumani Diabaté on unrest in his home country and passing music down the generations
The first time I call through to Toumani Diabaté’s compound in Bamako, Mali, I’m privy to a heated family conversation but get very little from the world’s best known kora player. Down a crackled line it sounds a convivial affair. The flighty Mandé
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International instrumentalists Ibibio Sound Machine bring their myriad musical influences to the Corn Exchange
It’s the morning after Eno Williams stole the show on Later... With Jools Holland. We’re discussing the irresistible orange and red melon print dress she chose for the occasion. “It lends itself to the music because it’s distinctive,” explains
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Jemma Khan on giving a traditional Japanese form of storytelling an adult twist for her Brighton Festival show
WITH styles ranging from goth tragedy to the pornographic, Third World Television’s take on a traditional Japanese storytelling form is certainly not aimed at children. “I’ve never really had much interest in making children’s theatre,” says performer
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Gruff Rhys tells the story of his ancestor's intrepid search for the Welsh Indians
"You can pin any label to John Evans and it’s true. He was an influential cartographer, a great British nutter, a pioneering explorer, a Welsh revolutionary, a class warrior and the last Spanish conquistador, dying as a Spanish citizen, Don Juan Evans
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Enjoy some Caribbean culture as Fringe Saint Lucia teams up with Brighton Fringe
A TOUCH of Caribbean heat is coming to the Brighton Fringe, as the open access festival joins forces with Saint Lucia Jazz And Arts Festival. The Fringe Saint Lucia programme is being launched on Monday, May 19, at the Thistle Hotel, but the events
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Jennie Eggleton on overcoming anorexia and writing her debut play
Karen Carpenter’s death from anorexia was the first time a celebrity had died after developing the disease. The Carpenters singer scored 12 top ten US singles in the family duo with her brother Richard. She was only 32 when she died in 1983
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Arts Council chair Peter Bazalgette on the similarities between the Bloomsbury group and today’s reality TV
For chair of Arts Council England, Peter Bazalgette, the leap between the subversive and avant garde Bloomsbury group and today’s reality TV is not as wide as it may seem. “In England we have a genius for new ideas and are not afraid to question
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Glyndebourne dedicates its 80th season to former chairman Sir George Christie, who died last week
The death of former chairman Sir George Christie last week has cast a shadow over Glyndebourne’s 80th anniversary celebrations – but his influence will be felt this year. “Sir George was still very much a presence at Glyndebourne,” says dramaturg
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Grammy-winning newcomer Foxes, whose debut record Glorious was released last Monday, shares her musical heroes with The Guide
“When I was really young I used to be inspired by strong female artists such as Patti Smith, Bjork and Kate Bush. “I really loved Alanis Morissette too – artists like her with big, strong voices and something to say, a bit of weirdness to them,
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German artist Otto Dix's war prints come to Bexhill's De La Warr Pavilion
No one saw the depraved underbelly of post-war Weimar-era Germany as surely as Otto Dix. His famous triptych Metropolis set dismembered veterans alongside bourgeois revellers and femme fatales. A year later, in 1928, came the dehumanised, androgynous
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Cult musical The Last Five Years visits Brighton Fringe before a big-screen adaptation hits cinemas later this year
JASON Robert Brown’s innovative Drama Desk Award-winning musical is currently a cult favourite in the UK, but with the imminent release of a new cinematic version it may reach a wider audience. Before all the silver screen hype begins, the Greenwich
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Bernadette Russell tells of her project to perform a simple act of kindness every day
She buys coffee for people she has never met and picks up other people’s litter. She leaves happy notes under random windscreen wipers and tidies up her neighbours’ front gardens. In many ways, Bernadette Russell, owner of White Rabbit Theatre
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Sparkle And Dark Theatre Company discuss issues of ageing and death in puppetry production Killing Roger
AS our population ages and the baby boomer generation start picking up their pensions, the issues of growing old and end of life are going to get more important in society. But it was a whole other aspect to the story that first attracted Sparkle
