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Hastings sign Cook
Hastings United have agreed a deal to sign midfielder Dave Cook, 30, who played for Hythe Town and Ashford United last season. Midfielder Tom Vickers has undergone on an Achilles injury which will rule him out for up to six months.
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Battle to save historic pub boosted
THE battle to save a historic pub has received a boost after it was granted special status. The Rose Hill Tavern in Rose Hill Terrace, Brighton, has been recognised as an asset of community value by Brighton and Hove City Council. The status
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Former Whitehawk players given cash in Starbucks to fix game
Two former Whitehawk FC players were handed “pocket money” in a Starbucks in return for swinging the results of an upcoming game, a court heard. Michael Boateng, 22, and Hakeem Adelakun, 23, are accused of being given €450 (£367) each to alter
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Volunteers and firms to join together for clean-up
DOZENS of people are expected to descend on Brighton and Hove beach next week to take part in the annual Big Beach Clean-Up event. The Argus is organising the event, which takes place on Tuesday, May 27 from 8.30am to 10.30am, hoping to build on
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Hundreds of cyclists gather for charity ride
ALMOST a thousand cyclists geared up to help cancer patients at the fourth annual Greater Haywards Heath Bike Ride. Nicholas Soames, conservative MP for Mid Sussex, was the official starter for the race, which began at The Broadway. Fundraisers
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Woman raped after meeting man on Brighton night out
A woman was raped after meeting a man on a night out. The 26-year-old met the man after she left The Tube nightclub on Brighton seafront in the early hours of Saturday morning (May 17). She was approached by him near to Meeting House Lane and
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Former teacher jailed for sexually abusing his pupils
A former teacher has been jailed for 13 years for sexually abusing nine pupils. Jonathan O'Brien was found guilty of 15 counts of indecent assault dating back to his time as a teacher at schools in North Worcestershire and Oxfordshire in the 1980s
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£3,600 of cigarettes stolen in delivery lorry raid
More than £3,600 worth of cigarettes were stolen from the back of a lorry during a delivery at a Co-op store. Police are appealing for witnesses following the incident at the store in Ifield Parade, Crawley, on May 13 at 6pm. A man, described
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Man taken to hospital following bottle brawl
A man was taken to hospital after a four man brawl in which a knife and bottle were used. Police are appealing for witnesses to the fight in North Street, Brighton, on May 18 at 4am. Three men were walking along the street when they came across
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Protesters gather over plans for academy school
PARENTS and pupils joined together to protest against the planned academy conversion of an improved school. Around 50 people gathered at the gates of Hove Park School, in Nevill Road, as senior school staff held a consultation event. The protesters
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Albion bring in midfielder
Albion have snapped up Switzerland under-21 midfielder Nzuzi Toko on a free transfer. The 23-year-old will officially sign for three years on July 1 when his deal with Swiss runners-up Grasshoppers expires. He completed a medical at the Amex
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3D printers to revolutionise manufacturing
A new technology is set to revolutionise the manufacturing industry. 3Dify, based in Brighton, is developing how to replicate the human form using 3D printers following its runaway success at Brighton Digital Festival last year. The firm is
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Talking points: business and the beautiful game
With less than a month to go before the World Cup kicks off in Brazil, football fans are limbering up for a summer of Latin football. A lucky few are jetting off to South America but most will be watching on television. So is international
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Engineer marks 50 years' service
An engineer is celebrating 50 years of continuous service at a bus company. Richard Alexander, who is now engineering director at Stagecoach Bus Company, joined the industry as an apprentice aged 14. After struggling at school he followed in
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Youths set Staffordshire bull terrier on terrified cat before throwing it over a fence
A gang of youths set their dog on a cat before throwing the feline over a fence. Police are appealing for witnesses after the incident in Arne Close, Bewbush, Crawley on May 12 at 7.30pm. The three boys were seen playing with a ginger cat and
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Approval given for care home
Planning consent has been secured for a 58-bed care home in Brighton. Entrepreneur and property owner Mike Holland is seeking care operators on a pre-let basis through Fleurets, Flude Commercial and Graves Jenkins. The site is located on the
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Digital agency named one of best in country
A digital agency has been recognised as one of the leading independent marketing firms in the country. Bloom Worldwide, based in Brighton, was ranked fifth in marketing bible The Drum’s Independent Agency Census 2014. The annual list ranks
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Winery opens with a million-bottle target
The biggest purpose-built winery in the country has opened with a target to produce more than a million bottles a year. The Rathfinny Estate in Alfriston wants to rival Champagne with its high-end sparkling wine. Business secretary Vince Cable
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£200,000 pub refurb creates 15 new jobs
A pub is creating 15 new jobs as it undergoes a £200,000 transformation. The Spanish Lady, in Longridge Avenue in Saltdean, closed on May 12 for extensive refurbishment. It will officially reopen on Friday. Owner Spirit Pub Company is giving
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Hotel launches tea by the sea menu
A flagship hotel entertained guests with spring cocktails on its newly refurbished bar and terrace. Tastes from the Hilton Brighton Metropole’s freshly decorated Waterhouse Bar and Terrace were served up to spectacular sea views. Executive
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Royal flush for toilet technology
Brighton and Hove’s Green council is one of the first customers to trial a pioneering toilet technology tipped to revolutionise water waste. Propelair toilets will be installed in public loos at the historic Royal Pavillion Gardens in Brighton.
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Estate agents Michael Jones picks up seven awards
An estate agent has won seven national industry awards. Michael Jones, based in Worthing, took home the gongs at the national Estate and Letting Agency Awards (ESTAS). TV star and property guru Phil Spencer handed over the trophies to the Michael
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Matty takes on Terre à Terre head chef role
An acclaimed restaurant has appointed a head chef with experience working for some of the world’s best chefs. Matty Bowling will head up the kitchen at vegetarian Terre à Terre Restaurant in Brighton. The experienced New Zealander cut his teeth
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Environmental growth fund to create 250 jobs
A multi-million pound scheme to drive green growth and create 250 jobs in the environmental sector has got funding. The University of Brighton’s £3 million Green Growth Platformis expected to involve 1,000 firms. It is estimated the project
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Last chance to enter business awards
There are just a few days left to enter the 2014 Brighton and Hove Business Awards with nominations closing on Friday. Fourteen categories are up for grabs at the ninth BAHBAs. Previous winners include big names such as Gresham Blake, Brighton
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Private vintage wine collections made available at Hotel du Vin
England cricketer Matt Prior is the first to sign up to a super-exclusive personalised wine service. Hotel du Vin has unveiled Vin Privé – a chance for wine lovers to have access to some of the very best vintages in a private locker. There
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Man stamped on and bottled for criticising woman's parking
A 63-year-old man was smashed over the head with a glass bottle and stamped on for criticising a woman's parking. The victim was assaulted in Preston Park in Brighton after he confronted a man and a woman telling them they could not park their car
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Sean Tierney wanted in connection with Rustington armed robbery
Police want to speak to this man in connection with an armed robbery at a newsagents. Detectives are seeking Sean Tierney, 27, following the raid on Maxted's newsagents in Rustington on May 14. Shortly after 5pm a man wearing a crash helmet
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Teen who racially abused support worker sent on anger management
A teenage girl who racially abused her support worker has been ordered to go on an anger management course. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested after officers were called to an address in Crawley after a key worker
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Video - How Peacehaven won the Senior Cup
Peacehaven completed the double by winning the final of the Sussex Senior Cup. The Ryman South champions beat Bognor 3-0, although it was harder fought than the scoreline suggests. Watch the highlights now from a sun-soaked afternoon at
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ARGUS ANGEL WINNER Brighton Festival: The Epicene Butcher And Other Stories For Consenting Adults, Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, until May 21
With subjects ranging from erotic fantasy to cannibalism, Third World Television’s storytelling certainly isn't for youngsters. But in telling her seven stories, the brightly costumed Jemma Kahn channels the childlike wonder which keeps a listener
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Brighton Festival: Glyndebourne’s Jerwood Young Artists, Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, May 19
Any singer supported by both Glyndebourne and the Jerwood Charitable Foundation has already demonstrated considerable musical talent, commitment and hard work. The four young musicians who performed at Monday’s lunchtime recital were perfect examples
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Brighton Festival: Peaches Christ Superstar, Theatre Royal Brighton, May 19
If a one-woman take on a biblical rock opera which usually enlists hundreds of performers might sound somewhat fanciful, perhaps it's best to know that this supposed distillation was in the hands of Peaches Nisker, a stage polymath whose better-known
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Brighton Fringe: Art And The End Of Life, The Warren, May 19
Art and The End of Life was a thoughtful symposium held by Sparkle And Dark, creators of Killing Roger – a puppetry show dealing with the issue of assisted suicide – to examine the questions raised by their work and other artists. Some interesting
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Chris Wood, The Greys, Brighton, May 19
By now used to larger venues, multiple BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winner Chris Wood seemed to enjoy the intimate setting of The Greys pub, cheerfully labelling himself a “hideous, grumpy old git” and teasing younger members of the crowd about their inability
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Brighton Fringe: The Open Couple, Upstairs At Three And Ten, also May 20, 27 and 28
It is the critic’s job to warn people who may wish to part with their money and wander into the cute little theatre above the Three And Ten to watch The Open Couple simply because they know this is a play written by renowned Italian playwright Dario
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Police raid home of Saltdean teenager killed in Syria
Police officers are raiding the home of a teenager killed in Syria. Officers from Sussex Police and Thames Valley Police have raided the family home of former Longhill High School pupil Abdullah Deghayes this morning. His father Abubaker Deghayes
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Brighton Fringe: 366 Days Of Kindness, Spiegeltent, May 19
Bernadette Russell is a good egg. She performed a random act of kindness every day for an entire year (and a leap year at that) in response to the London riots of 2011. It was her way of making a difference in a world where it seemed everything was
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Brighton Festival: KlezMahler, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, May 19
Hofesh Shechter hoped this Brighton Festival would be a place of wild ideas, with a true sense of freedom. KlezMahler picked up the glove. Chamber ensemble Aurora would play a short version of Mahler’s 1st Symphony, arranged by Iain Farrington, before
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Eugene Onegin, Glyndebourne, until July 11, call 01273 815000
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
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OAP fraudster forced to pay back £50k
A pensioner has been ordered to pay back more than £50,000 after pleading guilty to seven years of benefit fraud. Mr Nazrul Chowdhury, 77, of Bramber Way, Burgess Hill, continued to claim pension credit and council tax benefit despite his wife starting
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Girl trapped in see-saw
A girl of 12 had to be freed by firefighters after becoming trapped in a see-saw. Crews were called to a children’s playground in Mayfield Lane, St Leonards at around 2.15pm on Sunday. An East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “The
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1,200-year old coin sheds light on a king's murder
A metal detectorist has unearthed a unique Anglo-Saxon silver penny which sheds light on the murder of a king 1,200 years ago. Darrin Simpson, from Eastbourne was about to find shelter from a hail storm when his detector beeped and he found the coin
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Match fixing trial begins
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 Ade- lakun, both 22, and Moses Swaibu, 24, appeared at the first
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Last orders called at popular pub
Last orders was called for the final time at a popular pub before the keys are handed over to property developers. Regulars enjoyed one last get-together at the 144-year- old Rose Hill Tavern in Rose Hill Terrace, Brighton. The current owner,
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Father drowns fleeing from police
A YOUNG father drowned in a lake while running from police who had just pepper- sprayed him. Witnesses said officers watched as father-of-three Leon Stent ran into a lake at a holiday park but did not dive in after him. His body was recovered
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Five Brighton bars caught selling alcohol to underage drinkers
Five bars have been caught selling alcohol to underage teenagers in what police have called a “widespread” problem. The test purchase operation saw 17-year-old police cadets sent into pubs, bars and clubs across Brighton and Hove. The venues
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Fashion flashmob surprises shoppers
A fashion flashmob caught the attention of hundreds of shoppers. Models surprised shoppers in East Street, Brighton, and George Street, Hove, by taking part in impromptu, three-minute fashion shows. Organised by stylist Jane Busby,
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Gary Lineker spotted filming in Brighton
It was crunch time for an ex-footballer turned TV pundit as he arrived in Brighton for a film shoot. Gary Lineker was spotted strutting his stuff for the cameras in Ship Street yesterday morning. Onlookers said the former England
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Night to Remember raises thousands for children's hospice
A girl's night out with a difference has raised more than £91,000 for a children's hospice. About 800 people swapped a good night's sleep for a midnight stroll around the streets of Eastbourne in the annual Night to Remember midnight walk.
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EU elections: who or what are you really voting for?
It is hard to get enthused about Thursday’s European Parliamentary election. For one thing, few people know or care what goes on in this distant assembly. For another, the South East constituency for which we vote is a bureaucratic concoction
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Thousands of young carers across Sussex
Thousands of children, some as young as eight, are acting as unpaid carers across Sussex, sparking concerns about the impact on their school and leisure time. According to a new study an estimated 3,117 youngsters under 16 are providing help
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Deans festival cancelled over lack of volunteers
A popular festival bringing together three village communities did not go ahead this year because of a lack of volunteers. The Deans Festival, which attracts thousands of residents every year, was absent from its usual spot in the social calendar
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Let us raise awareness for society’s ‘hidden’ disability: impaired hearing
This week, until Sunday (May 25), is Deaf Awareness Week. I know only too well from my own experiences that hearing loss can bring many practical and emotional challenges to one’s life. I also know how helpful it is to learn from others and
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Save swapping Amex banner after every Albion manager and fly the flag for Alan Mullery
Those who are familiar with Brighton and Hove Albion’s Amex stadium will know that, at the back of the West Stand, there is a row of banners bearing pictures of former Albion players such as Jimmy Case and Bobby Zamora. When the stadium opened
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Mods and rockers: Back in 1964, we just wanted to be different from our parents
We just wanted to be different from our parents Further to your centre spread about the mods and rockers (The Argus, May 17), I was a mod in Brighton in 1964. This was a time when we broke away from the old-fashioned clothes our parents wore and their
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Regrettable that passengers wouldn't help choking boy
It will probably be of scant consolation to Jude Hill, whose daughter’s friend was choking on a sweet while on a London to Brighton train, to say so, but it may be that their fellow passengers did not know how best to respond to such an emergency (
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We learnt little from latest Independent Drugs Commission report
I am grateful to Peter James, who chaired the Independent Drugs Commission for Brighton and Hove, for his Saturday Soapbox (The Argus, May 17) in which he said that the commission found much to applaud, including “Brighton Housing Trust’s hugely effective
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Albion told it would be "very difficult" to get Clement
Albion fans have been told it would be “very difficult” for the club to bring in Paul Clement as their new boss. But Carlo Ancelotti would have the final say IF the Seagulls wanted his assistant at Real Madrid to replace Oscar Garcia in charge.
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Green Party rejects millionaire's donation because he is not full UK taxpayer
The Green Party has rejected a £7,000 donation from one of country’s richest men because he is not a full UK taxpayer. Antony Tabatznik, who is said to be worth £500 million, had his donation returned because his tax situation did not meet the
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Growth will happen sustainably with Labour
The self-satisfaction of Brighton and Hove’s two Tory MPs on employment numbers (The Argus, May 16) will not go down well with many residents struggling with a cost-of-living crisis. Many of those in work and not counted in the unemployment figures
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Albion midfielder makes England debut
Jake Forster-Caskey made his England under-21 debut in unusual circumstances last night. The Albion midfielder got on after 85 minutes of the 3-1 win over Wales at Swansea in a European Championship qualifier. Forster-Caskey, pictured, and
