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'Dismal' Eagles suffer more awayday woe
Eastbourne suffered another miserable night on the road as they crashed 61-32 at Wolverhampton tonight. Eagles boss Trevor Geer admitted: “It was a dismal display, to be honest.” Cameron Woodward had a double-points win and Joonas Kylmakorpi
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Festival simply the beast
The streets were flooded with bizarre beasts and strange creatures as street parties kicked off a two-week festival. Shoreham, Lancing and Fishersgate saw artists come together with schools and community groups for the first day of the Adur Festival
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Sussex trio in England squad for New Zealand tour
Sussex trio Joe Marler, Billy Twelvetrees and Joe Launchbury have been named in the England squad for the three-Test tour of New Zealand next month. Twelvetrees has an ankle injury and is fighting to be fit for the first Test on June 7. Harlequins
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Clowning around for new planting project
A cycling clown led a procession of bikes through a busy city centre. As part of the gardening festival Chelsea Fringe, Handlebar Gardens Bike Ride delivered plants and trees to their new beds in Tarner, Brighton earlier this month. The
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Patcham artists open doors for Brighton Open Houses
By Lisa Meakin Patcham artists showed off their talents at an exhibition held at the community centre in Ladies Mile Road, as part of Brighton Open Houses. It is the first time Patcham Arts have exhibited their work and they are eager for others
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School trip washed out by rain
The opening day of Sussex's County Championship clash with Middlesex at Merchant Taylors' School has been washed out by rain. Play was eventually abandoned at 3.40pm without a ball being bowled and with the forecast not looking promising for the
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Lifeguards back on beach patrol
Teams of lifeguards have taken to the beaches to signal the start of the beach season. A mixture of newly trained lifeguards and familiar faces – 30 in total – have joined Brighton and Hove City Council’s seafront team, patrolling the beaches
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Oldest pool makes splash on reopening
The oldest outdoor freshwater pool in the UK is open again and operators are ready for the summer with bumper opening hours. Pells Pool in Brook Street, Lewes, has reopened its gates and in the first three days more than 1,000 visitors came
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Woman in critical condition after jumping from burning building
A major fire which took 40 firefighters to extinguish has resulted in a woman being taken to hospital with critical injuries. Crews were called to a serious fire in Marina Parade in Hastings at 12.34am this morning. The woman, 66, jumped from the
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Constable's Brighton painting up for auction
A John Constable oil painting of Brighton which was the subject of a BBC programme will be sold for around half a million pounds by an international art dealer. A Sea Beach – Brighton, will be sold at Bonhams Old Master Paintings Sale in New Bond
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Illegal rave now over
An illegal rave held at a Sussex beauty spot over the weekend is now over. A Sussex Police spokesman said there had been a noticeable decrease in party-goers from midnight and by 7am today just one car, which had broken down, remained at the scene
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Home raid victim meets her burglar
A burglary victim has told how she met the man who broke into her family’s home. The homeowner met the jailed burglar through the Sussex Restorative Justice Partnership – a scheme where victims meet offend- ers to tell them how they feel. As
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Albion will face battle to re-sign Ward
Albion could face Premier League opposition for the signature of Stephen Ward. The Argus understands both the Seagulls and their Championship rivals Middlesbrough want to sign the Wolves left-back, who shone on loan at the Amex this season.
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Albion goalkeeper has untroubled first start for England under-19s
Albion goalkeeper Christian Walton enjoyed an untroubled first start for England under-19s as they took a step towards Euro qualification. Noel Blake’s side thrashed Montenegro 6-0 at Walsall on Saturday helped by a hat-trick from Jordan Ibe of
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US killing accused describes Sussex childhood
THE man being blamed for a killing spree in California described growing up in Sussex in a message he sent out before the tragedy. Elliot Rodger described attending an all-boys private school in the Sussex countryside as part of a long message
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Mother's warning over E. coli threat
The family of a girl who was left fighting for her life after contracting E. coli say they want to raise awareness of the risks of the potentially lethal infection. Claudia Erskine, now 11, of Christ’s Hospital, Horsham, fell critically ill just
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Sunlight sets fire to scarf at school
A fire started at a school when sunlight shone through a crystal ball and set light to a scarf. Firefighters from Hove Community Fire Station were called to Lancing Preparatory School in The Droveway, Hove, when a classroom filled with smoke.
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Whatever the cost of renting, we’ll still see people moving to Brighton and Hove to live
I have sympathy with the people who complain in the Letters section of The Argus about the high local rents they have to pay. The last example of this was on Saturday, May 24, where website readers’ views were covering the costs of landlord fees
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'An Independence Party' may have spoiled Ukip's EU polling results
Further to last Thursday’s European elections, I am concerned that the MEP polling list was headed by the “An Independence Party”, only recently formed. I feel convinced it added “An” to get itself to the top of this alphabetically laid-out list
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Thousands at illegal rave
A total of 2,000 ravers partied all weekend at a beauty spot. The revellers poured into Sussex from across the country at 1am on Sunday as the organised rave took place on open land just above Devil’s Dyke, near Dyke Golf Club. Police made
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My Portslade Ronuk works memories - 1938 to 1949
I have enjoyed the many letters in The Argus recently regarding the Ronuk company situated in Portslade. I left school in July 1938 shortly after my 14th birthday and my first employment was with Ronuk. The very first day I started, the rest
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Talented pair make it to BGT semi-finals
TWO young hopefuls have made it through to the next stage of Britain’s Got Talent. Ventriloquist Sam Jones, 21, of Seaford, impressed the judges with his audition in which his puppet Baby Leo did an impression of Kermit the Frog. After the
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Much Ado About Nothing, St Nicholas Rest Garden, Brighton, May 22
Brighton Festival: Much Ado About Nothing, St Nicholas Rest Garden, Brighton, May 22 It chucked it down for a short while and Beatrice got a face full of dirty washing water. But the fun in The Globe On Tour’s brilliant Much Ado About Nothing was
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Forster-Caskey enjoys attacking role with England
Albion midfielder Jake Forster-Caskey admits he is relishing a more attacking role with England. Now he hopes to get the chance to cause Brazil a few problems as the under-21s face their most exciting fixture of the Toulon tournament. Forster-Caskey
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Sex With Animals, The Marlborough, Brighton, May 22
THIS show certainly does what it says on the tin. A one-man stand-up performance with the theme of going forth and multiplying, Ryan the bisexual lion – the creation of US comedian/performer Ryan Good – gives the audience a whistlestop tour of
