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Joyce hits 50 but Sussex lose
Sussex suffered a first defeat of this season’s T20 campaign as they lost by 18 runs at home to Hampshire. Having started the competition with back-to-back wins against Surrey and Middlesex, the Sharks were hoping to make it three from three.
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Council starts legal action to remove traveller site
BRIGHTON and Hove City Council has started legal action to remove a traveller site from Stanmer Park. A possession order was obtained by the council from the county court on Tuesday, May 13 after the unauthorised site developed in the area.
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The Last Five Years, The Warren, until May 24
Packing cases and boxes surround a double bed, split down the middle. Above each half a clock face – one going forward, the other backwards. And that’s how this musical goes. Alternate songs tell the beginning and end of the love story between
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Brighton Festival: Twisted Angels, Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, May 22
An irony of modern times is that while communication goes wild we are hungry for news of what’s really going on in the world; this wonderful event proved that poetry is where truth lies. Less than a month from the World Cup, football and reports
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Brighton Fringe: Tina C, Spiegeltent, May 22
Audience participation is a great thing if it works, and it certainly did here – perhaps not surprising considering who was on stage. Every single person in the audience either gave or received a hug five minutes after Tina C made her spectacular
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Thumpers, Green Door Store, Brighton, May 21
Joined by their ever-changing backing ensemble, this was the London duo’s first date of a tour which is celebrating the release of their much-anticipated debut album Galore. Over the past two years, Thumpers have supported indie heavyweights like
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Brighton Festival: Flown, Theatre Royal Brighton, until tonight, call 01273 709709
Controlled anarchy or organised chaos – either of those terms apply to Pirates Of The Carabina’s Brighton Festival show. This is circus with its trousers down, at one point literally, with nothing hidden from audience as the skilled team perform
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ARGUS ANGEL Brighton Festival: Sinué, Brigjton Dome Concert Hall, May 21
Depending on your point of view, this slice of daring circus-play was either scary or so much fun you found yourself wishing you could join the crew of five acrobats as they negotiated their way nimbly around a gigantic stack of hoops. Timing was
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Brighton Festival: Tomorrow, Brighton Dome Corn Exchange, May 21
The most frightening part of ageing is the fear of having wasted time. In this sense, Vanishing Point’s Tomorrow proved a valuable lesson. As a young man is cast decades of years into the future, into a clichéd old people’s home where residents
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Treasured jewellery stolen by intruder
A widow is mourning the loss of treasured rings after they were stolen by an intruder. The thief struck when the 92-year-old victim was preparing lunch in the kitchen of her flat in Taddington Road, Eastbourne. Five rings were taken
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Man charged with assault
A man is due to appear in court following an incident that left a person with a serious head injury. Tony Cocks, 35, of Windward Close, Littlehampton, has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm to a 54-year-old Rustington man. He will
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Delays on A23 following crashes
Drivers faced long delays following two collisions on a major road in the space of an hour. Emergency services were called to the northbound carriageway of the A23 shortly before noon today following reports two cars had been involved in an
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Brighton Fringe: The Little Prince, The Warren, Brighton, until May 24
The much-loved tale of The Little Prince was brought to life with originality and wit by the Northbrook Theatre Company in their captivating stage production at The Warren. Famously claimed by author Antoine Saint-Exupéry to be “a book for children
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Teleman, Sticky Mike's Frog Bar, Brighton, May 22
If Pete And The Pirates - to which three of Teleman belonged - were proud practitioners of dance-along indie disco delights, then their new outfit are more like the wiser older brother, standing at the bar and playing it cool. Where once they willingly
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Brighton Festival: Twisted Angels, Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, May 22
An irony of modern times is that while communication goes wild we are hungry for news of what’s really going on in the world; this wonderful event proved that poetry is where truth lies. Less than a month from the world cup, football and reports
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Sussex "disappointed" by match fixing allegations
Sussex today expressed their disappointment at the match fixing allegations surrounding two of the club’s former players. Lou Vincent and Naved Arif have been charged with match-fixing offences by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) - the
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Man due in court to face race hate charge
A man is to appear in court accused of criminal damage causing racially aggravated harassment, alarm and distress. The charge relates to graffiti found on a wall at the Unitarian Church in New Road, Brighton. Joe Laurie White, 30, of St Mary's
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Crews called to kitchen fire
A fire broke out at a house in Hailsham this morning. Crews were called to a property in Garfield Road at about 8.45am following reports of a fire in a kitchen. Initial reports said people were trapped in the fire but everybody was out of the
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Residents levy criticism at "shambolic" parking scheme
A “shambolic” park- ing scheme has come under renewed criticism after pay and display machines were activated before the restrictions were officially imposed. Council bosses have since apologised after it meant drivers have been paying to park
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Appeal for witnesses to burglary
Police are investigating a house burglary. A property in the High Street, Rusper, near Horsham, was broken into and three laptops and a camera taken. The incident happened sometime between 9.30am and 3pm on Tuesday May 20. Detective Constable
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Pick Of The Fringe, The Quadrant, May 21
Comedy can be a savage beast, so you need a forgiving crowd. Pick Of The Fringe nights run throughout the Fringe, mustering together a mixed bag of established stand-ups trying stuff out and new acts pinning their hopes on a few laughs. While
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Ventriloquist won't let Tourette's ruin his Britain's Got Talent chances
A ventriloquist will appear on Sunday’s episode of Britain’s Got Talent. Sam Jones performed his act in front of 5,000 people at The Britain’s Got Talent auditions and millions of television view- ers will see him on the ITV show. The 21-year-old
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Council election results live
5:06pm So that's it for this live 2014 local election coverage. It's been an exciting day with Labour regaining control of Crawley Borough Council picking up an extra councillor in Hastings. In Adur and Worthing the Tory
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Cassetteboy vs DJ Rubbish at Spiegeltent May 24
After three albums as Cassetteboy, Mike Bollen and Steve Warlin were about to give up making mash-ups. Faced with the real world of work after seeing that cassette tape remixing was done, the pair taught themselves how to edit video. As practice
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Departing Upson says Dunk is the future for Albion
Departed Matt Upson has hailed Lewis Dunk as the future of Albion's defence. The Leicester-bound former England centre-half believes Dunk has the credentials to eventually play in the Premier League too. The consistency of player of the season
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On The Radar: Paul Thomas Saunders
Having written and recorded his debut album Beautiful Desolation in his hometown of Leeds, Paul Thomas Saunders is now based in Hove. He talks about his earliest inspirations and why recording at home beats an LA studio. “I’d been in bands, smashing
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Brighton Fringe: C U In Court at Laughing Horse @ Caroline Of Brunswick May 23 to May 26
Seven years after Dave Griffiths beat French Connection in a decade-long copyright dispute, he still calls up organisations he thinks might have had their trademarks infringed by the fashion brand. During the London Olympics he noticed that the
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Brighton Fringe: Away From Home at The Marlborough Theatre until May 26
Gay escort hired by premiership footballer. It’s a tagline which makes you read on, not only because it is gossip column gold but also that reading such a story would be impossible. Apparently, there are no gay premiership footballers. Not since
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Casting The Runes at The Warren from May 25
Box Tale Soup’s puppet take on Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey was one of the surprise hits of the 2013 Fringe, earning them an Argus Angel. Now the puppet theatre company is back in Brighton with two new shows – a Victorian family favourite and
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Distraction burglaries prompt police warning
Police are warning householders to be on their guard following a spate of distraction burglaries. Incidents inolving elderly residents have been reported in Brighton and Hove and Crowborough. In Freshfield Road, Brighton, an elderly couple
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Dark And Stormy Festival May 23
Keith Waterhouse called Brighton the town which looks like it is helping police with its inquiries. Now, it provides the backdrop for a new celebration of the crime genre this weekend. Duncan Hall speaks to novelist Julia Crouch about writing her first
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Upson joins Leicester
Albion centre-half and player of the year Matt Upson has signed a one-year deal with Premier League newcomers Leicester City. Upson, 35, was still wanted by the Seagulls but he has decided to join Nigel Pearson's Championship champions instead
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Govia wins new train franchise for Sussex
The Government has announced the winner of the competition to run a new mega-large rail franchise that includes the £6.5 billion Thameslink project. The new Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) franchise will be run by the Go-Ahead Group
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Labour retains Hastings council as Ukip loses only member
HASTINGS Labour Party was celebrating last night after retaining control of the borough council while taking a seat from their Conservative rivals at this year’s local elections. The party also saw a big swing from Tory to Labour in some seats
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Police "mistakenly challenge" people discussing elections
POLICE "mistakenly challenged" people discussing the election outside a polling station. The error was highlighted yesterday (THUR) by local Green councillor Ben Duncan on Twitter who said: "I'm receiving reports that Sussex Police officers are
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Hawks ponder options after name change denied again
Whitehawk are considering their options after a second attempt to change the club’s name was rejected. The Football Association this week told the club they could not become Brighton and Hove City for the 2014-15 season. Twelve months ago a
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Banks commits as Lewes close in on signings
Lewes are closing in on their first new signings of the summer while continuing to tie down members of the existing squad. Goalkeeper Rikki Banks is the fifth player from the squad Garry Wilson and Danny Bloor have built at the Dripping Pan to
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Part of pier gives way as visitor walks along
Part of Brighton’s Palace Pier collapsed beneath the feet of a visitor. Fakhouri Sami Yassan, 29, of Fitch Drive in Brighton, was walking along the pier at around 6pm on Sunday night when a piece of the wooden decking gave way. Mr Yassan said
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Fire services share centre to save cash - but jobs go too
Two cash-strapped fire services hope to save millions of pounds by sharing an emergency control centre. East and West Sussex fire and rescue services now handle 999 calls from a joint centre in Haywards Heath – a move which could save more than
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Cyclist hurt in hit and run
A cyclist was left with cuts and bruises following a hit and run accident. The 20-year-old was riding his mountain bike in Southgate Avenue, Crawley, when he was involved in a collision witha blue Ford Fiesta. The car failed to stop following
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Viagra trial halted after the defendant is hit by a lorry outside of court
A man on trial for selling counterfeit Viagra in an £11 million fake drugs scam was hit by a delivery lorry outside court. Seth Pennington, 41, was involved in a collision with the lorry as he was crossing the road outside the Old Bailey on the
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Hoarding warning from fire service
Hoarding too many things in the home can be a fire hazard. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is backing a national awareness campaign in a bid to keep the community and firefighters safe. Properties filled with flammable mate- rials like newspapers
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Anger as travellers set up camp in park
Residents claim a gate was left open allowing scores of travellers to set up camp on Preston Park in Brighton. About 30 vans and caravans arrived at the park on Wednesday evening. John Brown, who lives close to the park, said an entrance was
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Brighton hiSbe shop and fracking campaigner up for ethical awards
An anti-fracking activist and an ethical supermarket have been nominated for a prestigious national newspaper award. Vanessa Vine, who was a figurehead of the anti-fracking demonstrations at Balcombe, is up for Campaigner of the Year at The Observer
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Rain and delays for bank holiday
Mixed fortunes are fore- cast for bank holiday day- trippers, with motorway delays and showers in store. The weather for Brighton is less than ideal, with light showers predicted for Saturday and bank holiday Monday. Sunday, however, is expected
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Fracking regions' £800,000 payout
Communities affected by controversial "fracking" will be offered an average of £800,000 in additional compensation in an effort to stave off opposition in Conservative heartlands, according to reports. Prime Minister David Cameron, an avid supporter
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Carnival needs cash to go ahead
A summer samba celebration is calling on supporters to dig deep to raise the last £3,000 it needs to go ahead next month. Kemp Town Carnival organisers have launched an online fundraising campaign and donors who can give £500 to the cause will
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Former Sussex chief pleased as ex-players are charged with match fixing
Former Sussex chief executive David Brooks has welcomed the news that ex-players Lou Vincent and Naved Arif have been charged with fixing two vital matches at Hove. Vincent and Arif have both been suspended from all cricket after being charged
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Is lack of grass cutting verging on ridiculous in Portslade?
I would like to draw your attention to the disgraceful state of the grass verges in Hillside, Portslade. Recently, we suffered weeks of disruption to the refuse bin collections. Now the council cannot even keep the grass verges looking tidy
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Police failed to meet own response time targets
Police response times to the most serious crimes in Sussex were slower in 2013 compared with two years before, according to official figures. Officers reached 9.1% fewer crimes within the target time, according to figures obtained by the Labour
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Still questions over Hove Park School academy plan
Dear Mr Trimmer, Mr Nicholls and the governors of Hove Park School, Having attended a consultation evening on Wednesday, May 14, I have a couple of queries I would like answered. The first query was raised by a gentleman on the evening of the meeting
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Enough negativity - get behind City Deal
Labour leader Warren Morgan’s continued attempts to talk down Brighton and Hove’s economy are a real kick in the teeth to local business people who have been doing so much to make this one of the top-performing cities in the country (Letters, May 20
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Royal Marine who murdered Afghan fighter has sentence reduced
A Royal Marine found guilty of murdering an injured Afghan fighter has had his sentence reduced. Sergeant Alexander Blackman, who is believed to have grown up in Brighton, failed to overturn his conviction at the Court of Appeal yesterday.
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Albion braced for interest in marksman Ulloa
Albion are bracing themselves for a summer of speculation surrounding the future of Leo Ulloa. Premier League clubs are interested in the Argentinian target man, The Argus understands. The Seagulls have reportedly already rejected a £3 million
