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Jordan tipped to be a star by the man who showed him the door at Surrey
Chris Jordan has been tipped to achieve “something special” with England – by the man who showed him the door at Surrey. Chris Adams made the decision to release Jordan when he was director of cricket at the Oval at the end of the 2012 season and
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Julie Walters wins at the Bafta awards
ACTRESS Julie Walters was awarded for an illustrious career by being honoured with a Bafta fellowship at the British Academy TV Awards at London’s Theatre Royal. Walters, 64, was presented with the night’s top award by Celia Imrie, who starred
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Match fixing group tried to arrange Whitehawk FC result, court told
Players tried to fix the result of a football match but failed when a pre-game meeting did not go ahead, a court heard. Former Whitehawk Football Club players Michael Boateng, Hakeem Adelakun, both 22, and Moses Swaibu, 24, appeared at the first
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Police seek witnesses to crash
Witnesses to a collision involving a van and car are being sought by police. The accident, near West Chiltington, involved a Mercedes Sprinter van and a Mazda 2 saloon car which collided on the B2133 Harbolets Road on Thursday May 15. The vehicles
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Gold stolen during house burglary
Gold chain bracelets and earrings were taken during a burglary at a house. Police are appealing for witnesses to the burglary in The Birches, Three Bridges, Crawley, between 1.40pm and 8.30pm on Tuesday May 6. Several items of jewellery were
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Householder discovers burglar
A householder discovered a burglar in his conservatory. Police are appealing for witnesses to the burglary at a house in Sompting Road, Worthing, at 1.30pm on Thursday May 15. The suspect was disturbed in the conservatory at the back of the
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Lone woman bundled to the ground in attempted robbery
A lone woman was bundled to the ground in an attempted robbery. The 29-year-old was making her way home along St James's Street, Brighton, following a night out on May 14. Between 10.35pm and 10.55pm she was approached by a man. He tried
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Crawley sign Smith
Crawley Town have made Jimmy Smith their first signing of the summer. The 27-year-old has joined from Stevenage for an undisclosed nominal fee on a two-year contract. Smith began his career at Chelsea where he made one Premier League appearance
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Motorist cut free from car after Hailsham crash
A motorist had to be cut free from his car after crashing. Emergency services were called to The High Street, in Hailsham, at 11.45am this morning (May 19). The driver mounted the curb before crashing outside a jewellers. He was cut free
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ARGUS ANGEL WINNER Brighton Fringe: The Crucible, Clermont Church, May 16
Arthur Miller’s play uses the notorious Salem witchcraft trials as an allegory for the Un-American Activities Committee witch hunt of the 1950s. In both cases hysteria ran rife and people were required to denounce others to save themselves.
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Der Rosenkavalier, Glyndebourne, until July 3, call 01273 815000
The recent death of former Glyndebourne chairman Sir George Christie cast a shadow over the start of the 2014 season, but gloomy thoughts would have been quickly dispelled by Richard Jones’ eye-catching production of Richard Strauss’s popular opera
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Der Rosenkavalier, Glyndebourne, until July 3, call 01273 815000
The recent death of former Glyndebourne chairman Sir George Christie cast a shadow over the start of the 2014 season, but gloomy thoughts would have been quickly dispelled by Richard Jones’s eye-catching production of Richard Strauss’s popular opera
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Brighton Fringe: Red B*****d, Komedia, until May 20
On sight alone, Red B*****d is a terrifying creation. The dream – or perhaps nightmare – of American clown Eric Davis, Red B*****d’s grotesquely inflated figure, beady eyes and exaggerated movements put the audience into immediate suspense. When
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Brighton Festival: Cat Power, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, May 18
A few years ago the idea of Cat Power headlining Brighton’s most prestigious arts festival would have been inconceivable. The Atlantan singer-songwriter has always been a critical favourite but her live shows were known for being shambolic as she
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Brighton Fringe: Paddy On Parade, Redroaster, until May 23
When Paddy’s dad thought his son needed to be taught a few manners after dropping out of his first university course, he hauled him off to sign up for the RAF. What follows is a carefully woven tale of the Armed Forces during the Cold War –
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ARGUS ANGEL WINNER Brighton Fringe: A Berlin Kabaret, The Warren, May 16
A Berlin Kabaret began its life at this year's Brighton Fringe and provided exactly what the name would suggest – comedy, dance, song, theatre and political satire –with style and real quality. There were 20 songs, mainly from the 1930s, many
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Man stabbed in back in 'cowardly' attack
A man was stabbed in the back in broad daylight in what police have described as a “cowardly attack”. Officers are appealing for information after the attack in St Paul's Road, Chichester, on Saturday afternoon (May 17). The victim was walking
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Brighton Fringe: Graphic Design As An Extreme Sport, Spiegeltent, May 16
Whether you previously knew of Andie Airfix’s artwork for Metallica and Def Leppard was irrelevant, this was an engaging hour with a man whose career reads like a history of graphic design over the past 50 years. There was a badly behaved slideshow
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Brighton Festival: AC Grayling, Corn Exchange, May 18
AC Grayling would like us to consider adopting humanism (with a small “h”) as an attitude, not a doctrine. To understand humanism, we have to understand why we have ever been a race predisposed to theism at all. This is why the first part of
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Brighton Festival: Who Pays The Price?, Sallis Benney Theatre, May 18
Who Pays The Price? was an enlightening discussion by an inspiring panel of speakers that marked the beginning of the 20th anniversary celebrations of Rise, a women’s domestic abuse charity working throughout Sussex. The panel was chaired by
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Spiers And Boden, Ropetackle, Shoreham, May 15
“Welcome to our first farewell tour!” Fiddle-singer Jon Boden and melodeon player John Spiers might be undertaking a ‘final’ lap of the country as a duo before focusing on their 11-piece band, Bellowhead, but the implication in Boden’s wry greeting
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ARGUS ANGEL WINNER Brighton Festival: Safe House, Hove Park, May 17
Art should strive to be inclusive – and Safe House invited the public at no cost and with no number limits to view its captivating multi-dimensional display in Hove Park on Saturday evening. Hundreds of people responded, and the young and old were
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Brighton Festival: In Good Company, The Old Market, Hove, May 14
Six short dance pieces choreographed by members of the Hofesh Shechter Company were presented in the intimate space of The Old Market. Being close-up meant you could feel the intensity oozing from the five staged pieces, all of which conveyed a
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Brighton Festival: David McCandless, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, May 15
The modern internet world is awash with data like never before. Self-confessed computer geek and journalist David McCandless has pioneered a new wave of understanding the masses of raw information out there. His graphic depictions of complex subjects
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Large quantity of jewellery stolen in daylight burglary
A large quantity of jewellery was stolen in a daylight burglary. Police are appealing for witnesses after the break-in at a home in The Twitten, Albourne, on May 12. Among the items taken were a gold and diamond engagement ring, a silver oval
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Benjamin Booker, Green Door Store, May 18
On Sunday night at The Green Door Store, Benjamin Booker broke his UK virginity as he played his first gig on our shores. He will have been pretty pleased with the end result. After a slow start, Booker upped the tempo and his sometimes shambolic
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Brighton Festival: African Dance Party, Corn Exchange, May 17
Ibibio Sound Machine wear their African influences lightly. Eno Williams, dressed in a peacock-print dress with green feather and fake bird stuck on her left shoulder, might disagree. She’s a Londoner who grew up in Nigeria and penned lyrics
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Bo Ningen, The Haunt, May 18
Bo Ningen's reputation for brutal live performances is the stuff of building surveyors' nightmares. On the final night of their current tour, the Japanese four-piece took to the stage looking like intergalactic invaders, miles of long black hair
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Brighton Festival: The Immigration Debate, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, May 17
A London-based group made up of musicians of eight different nationalities took to the stage in Brighton Dome’s sister venue a few hours after The Immigration Debate. Ibibio Sound Machine’s fun mash-up of Afrobeat and disco, funk and soul, would
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Entertaining Mr Sloane, Emporium, May 16
Brighton Emporium’s glowing rendition of Joe Orton’s fantastically crude ‘Entertaining Mr Sloane’ was an unadulterated success. Staged with a cosy floor-level 1960s set and performed with a strong cast of only four, it included all the quick-witted
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Brighton Festival: Walking Stories, Stanmer Park, May 17
An audio walk through Stanmer Park on a sunny weekend: it was easy to like Walking Stories. A group of about 20 people were given mp3 players and headphones and set off on a short stroll through the park on an immersive and interactive audio experience
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Shonen Knife, Sticky Mike's Frog Bar, May 16
Dressed in identikit blue dresses, Naoko Yamano, Ritsuko Taneda and Emi Morimoto stormed the stage and played a furious set to an adoring, pogo-ing crowd. The gentleman in front of me disclosed that he had been to see Shonen Knife the previous
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Brighton Festival: Gruff Rhys, Corn Exchange, May 16
Gruff Rhys and his long-dead ancestor John Evans have much in common. Both are black sheep: Rhys is the oddball musician from a family who work “proper jobs”; Evans is the maverick explorer who turned his back on Caernarfon to voyage to America
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Shonen Knife, Sticky Mike's Frog Bar, May 16
Dressed in identikit blue dresses, Naoko Yamano, Ritsuko Taneda and Emi Morimoto stormed the stage and played a furious set to an adoring, pogo-ing crowd. The gentleman in front of me disclosed that he had been to see Shonen Knife the previous night
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Brighton Festival: Jeremy Deller, Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, May 16
Appropriately for an artist willing to work in almost any medium, Jeremy Deller’s selection of Desert Island Pics was varied and eclectic. Deller, who won the Turner Prize in 2004 and represented Britain at the Venice Biennale last year, discussed
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Missing Worthing teenager found safe and well
A missing 16-year-old has been found safe and well. Police issued an appeal for help after Laura Douglas from Worthing went missing. She was last seen at Halfords at Lyons Farm with her bike on Thursday (May 15). She was found safe and
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Brighton Fringe: Flush, The Old Market, May 18
Flush took us into the bowels of The Old Market to examine the way that we use and waste water, interacting with the audience via a pub quiz. The audience were split into two teams and told that the competition is of utmost importance. Two actors
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Eugene Onegin, Glyndebourne, until July 11
Onegin: Pushkin story, Tchaikovsky opera, Russian tragedy and dance drama, leavened with French comedy and revived at Glyndebourne this season in Graham Vick’s famous production from 1994. His datelessly simple set allows beauty and symbolism to the
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Brighton Festival: The Tempest In Musick, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, May 16
This premiere by the New London Consort was in many ways a gem – a charming collection of mostly 17th-century miniatures (by several composers) written to accompany the Shakespeare play. The singers and period instrument band were captivating,
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Brighton Fringe: Learn How To Throw A Pot, The Painting Pottery Cafe, May 17
Anyone can throw a pot, says Katie Harris. Who wouldn’t agree, except she’s a professional potter encouraging us newbies preparing for a stint at a potter’s wheel. Incredibly, in less than an hour she was proved correct: all four of us had produced
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Brighton Fringe: No Weddings But A Funeral, Preston Manor, May 16
Famously “haunted”, Preston Manor runs regular spooky tours, with guides theatrically telling of White Ladies and floating dismembered body parts. London improvisers Random Acts brought that stagey style to its logical conclusion with this bawdy fictionalised
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Brighton Festival: Piano Recital by Jonathan Biss, Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, May 16
Jonathan Biss doesn’t just play Beethoven: he explodes into it. The early sonata, Op 10 No 2, with its triplet tunes and comical fugue, was treated with lightning tempi and passionate playfulness, a hint of what would follow with the Waldstein.
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ARGUS ANGEL WINNER Brighton Fringe: Montfort's March, Lewes, May 18
From our arrival we were treated as brave heroes who had travelled more than 60 miles to fight an evil tyrant, as opposed to a few minutes on a coach. From then on the audience represented 100 Londoners marching four miles cross-country to surprise
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Brighton Fringe: Comic Book Babylon, Spiegeltent, May 17
A comics obsessive since the age of five, Tim Pilcher landed a dream job in the early 1990s – becoming the first British member of editorial staff at DC Comics in 56 years. This show, which accompanied his new memoir, detailed not only his rise
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Brighton Fringe: Come Rhyme With Me, The Writers' Place, May 16
Poets from St Lucia joined other guests who performed at New Writing South’s intimate evening of “Rhyme, rice and peas”, where guests were served both food and verse. Host Dean Atta read the title poem from his book I’m Nobody’s Nigger but still
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Brighton Fringe: Dead In The Water, The Old Courtroom, May 16
Brighton musician Paul Tibbey won audience acclaim as Dead In The Water made its world debut at the Fringe. Paul played keyboard as three actors brilliantly put flesh on the bones of the creepy true story of a tramp whose “planted” body was used
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Brighton Fringe: Killing Roger, The Warren, May 17
Sparkle and Dark's Killing Roger is an exploration of cross generational relationships centred around a remarkable life-sized puppet, dealing with the reluctance to deal with death's inevitability and caring for the elderly. Roger is skilfully
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Brighton Fringe: A Letter From Private Joe, St Nicholas Church, May 16
A concert in Norman Jacob’s Sounds Of War, Instruments Of Peace series commemorating the First World War and entitled A Letter From Private Joe is going to carry an emotional punch before one note is played. Our feelings of nostalgia, regret and
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Brighton Fringe: Read For Your Life, Jubilee Library, May 16
This conference aimed to build connections between mental health professionals, charities and reading groups but the event also appealed to bookworms from all walks of life. The proven links between reading and wellbeing were explored by guest
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Brighton Fringe: Kevin Eldon And Some Colleagues, Brighthelm Church, May 17
A football match can sometimes be referred to as a game of two halves. This was something of a gig of two halves, chiefly because Kevin Eldon (undoubtably the main draw for this show) became the closing act before the interval. He was supported
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Brighton Fringe: Shoe Baby, The Warren, May 17
It's not often you get the chance to walk away from the hustle and bustle of Brighton's West Street into a magical world of kings and queens, talking shoes and a couple of cheeky giraffes. But with Shoebaby, the Long Nose Puppets company offered just
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Mayor calls on city to unite and join Big Beach Clean-up
Our beautiful beach is the shop window to our city and must be protected. The wise words from Councillor Brian Fitch, Brighton and Hove’s new mayor, represent the unanimous voice of city residents, traders and politicians alike. The need to
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Brighton Fringe: An Evening With Patti Du Pont, Upstairs At Three And Ten, May 17
Anna Emerson was billed as ‘an award-winning comedian, writer and actress, and one-third of critically-acclaimed sketch trio The Boom Jennies’. Regrettably this solo show only proves that a whole is often greater than the sum of its parts: on review
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Brighton Fringe: Bud, The Warren, May 17
If ever a play and its setting went together it’s here; Bud sits at the breakfast table by the farmhouse fire, here the magnificent stone fireplace in a small dark church basement given light of day as The Burrow. With barely a prop, Nick Sheffield
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Brighton Fringe: Company, Brighton Little Theatre, until May 24
Another local group takes up the challenge of a Stephen Sondheim musical. How do they fare? To quote from another of his shows – “It’s a hit. A palpable hit!”. This production oozes quality, makes Sondheim accessible and should not be missed. Company
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Brighton Fringe: Herbie Flowers: The Greatest Shows On Earth, Spiegeltent, May 17
For devotees of the musical and those who enjoy a good singalong, The Greatest Shows on Earth was a great choice for a balmy Saturday afternoon in Brighton. Set in the charmingly antique Spiegeltent and hosted by musical intuition, session bassist
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ARGUS ANGEL WINNER Brighton Fringe: Lost In Transit, Spiegeltent, May 16
In a cloud of smoke, flashing lights and mechanical noise, a lone girl emerges into a busy station with a white suitcase. She’s on her way somewhere, but before she gets there she must fend off wily thieves and appease officious customs staff in this
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Sherwood: No contact with Albion
Tim Sherwood has revealed he has not spoken to Albion about their managerial vacancy. The former Tottenham boss has kept a high media profile since being sacked last week and remains bookies’ favourite to take over at the Amex. He told talkSPORT
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Brighton Fringe: Fish Head, The Old Courtroom, May 17
"All the best stories started at the sea," said Lydia. FishHead starts by the sea when Tom is washed ashore, almost drowned. The story of oysters, dreams and a puppet thus unfolds, with just three Perspex boxes as props. We were on the beach; inside
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Brighton Fringe Week Three: Still LOTS of time to do it all!
Last week was the week I watched the fastest ukulele playing I have ever seen, a sailor run on stage butt naked, Albert Einstein become rapper MC Squared and an Aussie beat-boxer making trumpet sounds from his throat. All of the above without exception
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Appeal for witnesses following A27 collision
Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist was seriously hurt on a major road. The accident happened on the eastbound carriagway of the A27 at Falmer at about 12.45pm yesterday. A 125cc motorcycle had been travelling between slow-moving
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Sinkhole appears in car park
A sinkhole is reported to have opened up in a swimming pool car park. The hole, which is about one and a half foot wide, is believed to have appeared at Littlehampton Swimming and Sports Centre on Friday night. It is not yet known how deep
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TV show goes behind the scenes at dog "hotel"
A “dogumentary” charting the opening of the UK’s first luxury dog spa and hotel will finish filming this week. Dog Hotel follows the staff and canine guests of House of Hugo in Shoreham, which opened in July. Married couple Matt and
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Hospitals' £50m repair backlog
Hospitals across Sussex are struggling to clear a backlog of repairs of almost £50 million. Patients are potentially being put at risk because of outstanding maintenance work to buildings. Some repairs are classed as urgent as they
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Music venue closes after noise complaints
A popular venue which has hosted live bands for more than 100 years has closed after claiming it was effectively given a “ban on playing music”. Blind Tiger Club in Grand Parade, Brighton, held its last ever event this weekend after bosses were
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Brighton basks in sweltering weekend temperatures
Sun-starved Brits made the most of the hottest day of the year by flocking to the sizzling city. Brighton and Hove glistened in the sunshine as thousands of people enjoyed temperatures of more than 19 degrees Celsius over the weekend. Residents
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Firefighters fly to Serbia to help with floods
Brave firefighters have left sunny Sussex to volunteer in severe flooding affecting Eastern Europe. Crew from West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service have joined a national team of 33 firefighters deployed to help support communities affected by fatal
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Councillor targeted by phone scammer
A councillor targeted by a phone scammer is backing a national campaign warning people to be on their guard against con artists. Graham Jones, who represents Felpham at West Sussex County Council, said residents needed to be watchful against potential
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Desperate need to address the lack of affordable housing that is inflating rents
The issue of affordable housing has been in the news a lot recently and it is a shame that more low-cost housing has not been developed in Brighton and Hove. The council has a reasonable amount of power delegated to it under the Localism Act and
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Veteran recalls D-Day landing
A Second World War veteran has spoken of his memory of taking part in the D-Day landings. Fred Glover, from Brighton, was speaking ahead of the 70th anniversary of the event next month. When 18-year-old Fred Glover volunteered in May
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New-build hospital from scratch worked for Cambridge and would do for us
The letter about building a new hospital at Toads Hole Valley (The Argus, May 14) is timely. This was also my thought. I grew up in Cambridge and in the late 1960s it was decided to build a new hospital outside the city centre. There was lots
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To what extent can the train take the strain?
Many of your readers may recall this advertising slogan from a few years ago: “Let the train take the strain.” So here is my question: what is the maximum number of standing passengers allowed on a train? Buses and taxis have rules on this
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Seafront visions for City Makers volunteers
Congratulations to The Argus and the City Makers initiative on the formation of an army of volunteers for cleaning up our seafront in Brighton and Hove. The potential is tremendous and exciting. Will it be accompanied by a fundraising arm to
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Lopez urges Albion to make long-term managerial appointment
Former Albion midfielder David Lopez has backed his old club to keep pushing for the Premier League. But he has urged them to make a long-term managerial appointment to help them to the top flight. Tim Sherwood and Paul Clement continue to
