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Pray for Amelia - vigil held for missing backpacker
HUNDREDS donned gold ribbons and lit candles at a vigil for Amelia Bambridge on Wednesday evening. Family, friends and well wishers packed St Michael’s Church in Worthing to pray for the 21-year-old backpacker missing in Cambodia. Amelia’s
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RIP Boris - Halloween decorations haunt Prime Minister ahead of General Election
A FESTIVE decoration made miserable reading for Boris Johnson as a General Election approaches. The haunting Halloween coffin predicted No. 10 would soon be receiving a visit from Prime Ministers past with the words RIP Boris emblazoned across
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Appeal to find teenage girl missing from her home in Brighton
POLICE are "increasingly concerned" for a missing teenage girl from Brighton. Miryshka Rodgers, 16, is missing from her home in the city and has not been seen since Monday. Miryshka is white, about 5ft 7in, of skinny build, with mousey blonde
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Halloween houses in Brighton and Hove
IT'S nearly Halloween and some of you have been REALLY busy decorating your homes for the big day. We'd love to see some pictures of your efforts and if possible, feature them on Halloween for people to enjoy. You can send us your photos below
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Trains cancelled and delayed on Brighton Main Line due to fault
THERE is disruption on a busy train line after a fault at a station. A fault in the signalling system at Haywards Heath is causing trains travelling between Brighton and Gatwick Airport to be delayed and cancelled. It is reported that queues
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Two injured and cars left with crumpled bumpers after crash in residential road
A MAN was taken to hospital after two cars crashed into each other. A BMW and Volvo saloon style car were left with misshapen fronts and parts of their bumpers hanging off after the head-on collision. Ambulance crews and police attended the scene
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Airport to tell passengers exactly what order they should board planes
AN AIRPORT is trialling a new way of entering planes which could cut boarding times. Gatwick Airport will test a number of different techniques to find which is the most efficient. These include passengers boarding from the back row to the
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Young thieves push boy to the ground and take his trainers
YOUNG crooks followed a boy into an alleyway and robbed him of his trainers. The three teenagers pushed the victim, 15, to the ground and demanded he hand over his shoes. Police, who said the boys were known to them, attended and arrested three
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Drug dealing concerns around flats
CONCERNS about drug dealing around flats has spurred council tenants to ask for action. Residents representatives for Robert Lodge, in Whitehawk Road, Brighton, raised concerns about antisocial behaviour. A Brighton and Hove City Council housing
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British Government accused of providing 'no support' in efforts to find Amelia Bambridge
THE British Government has been accused of providing "no support" in the search efforts to find Amelia Bambridge. A petition created by her friend and signed by more than 2,000 people claims searchers have been "without a good translator for days
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Teachers vote to STRIKE at primary school against academy plans
TEACHERS have voted to strike next month against plans to convert a school into an academy. Members of the National Education Union at Moulsecoomb Primary School will take strike action on November 21 against Government-backed academy plans.
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Puppy who lost all her fur went from angry and snappy to 'kind and sweet' after being nursed back to health
A PUPPY who lost all her fur due to mange is unrecognisable after she was nursed back to health – and now looks like a model. Vet assistant Jessie DeFreitas fell in love with scrappy little mongrel Terra, despite her suffering from such a bad skin
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England fined after Marler goes a step too far
Joe Marler has hardly put a foot wrong during the World Cup. But England have been fined after he and some of his team-mates overstepped the mark when confronting the Haka before Saturday's stunning 19-7 World Cup semi-final victory over New Zealand
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Everything there is to do in Sussex for Halloween
WITH Halloween falling in the same week as half-term, there are plenty of family-friendly events taking place across Sussex to keep the children entertained, from a haunted hayride to pumpkin paint balling. If you are looking for some fang-tastic
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A27 CRASH: Severe delays after car and lorry crash
A CRASH involving a car and a lorry on the A27 is causing severe delays. The incident happened at about 10.45am on the road near Wilmington. It is reported that there are severe delays of 13 minutes on Lewes Road Westbound between A27 Lewes
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Huge houmous recall from Aldi, Sainsbury's and Asda over Salmonella fears
SEVERAL batches of houmous sold in branches of Aldi and Lidl have been recalled by the manufacturer amid fears they could be contaminated with Samonella. As many as 17 separate items on sale are being stripped from shelves amid serious concerns
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‘A sad end’ - pre-school club closes due to money struggle
A HEARTBROKEN mother was forced to close her pre-school group because of rising rents. Hove resident Maureen Crookes said she had “33 years of wonderful memories” from Playtime Under 5s, a children’s club she started in the 1980s. The 66-year-old
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Police officers punched by thugs in 'nasty attack' - dog Tasered and woman arrested
POLICE officers were punched repeatedly then bitten by a dog. Both were taken to hospital and the dog was Tasered to stop it attacking the pair. The constables, a man and a woman, were visiting a house on "routine enquiries" when they were
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Emergency services attend incident on Brighton Dome scaffolding
EMERGENCY services have been called to a building site in Brighton this morning. Fire crews and the ambulance service are currently at the Dome building in New Road. A South East Coast Ambulance Service spokesman said: "At 09.58 this morning
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Cambodian police are using specialist dog to trace the scent of missing Amelia Bambridge
POLICE in Cambodia have enlisted the help of a specialist dog to help find missing Amelia Bambridge. The 21-year-old backpacker from Worthing disappeared from a beach party in the island of Koh Rong last week. Authorities said the canine unit
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Sussex MP Amber Rudd will not compete in next election
A SUSSEX MP and former Cabinet minister has announced she will not compete in the December General Election. Amber Rudd, independent MP for Hastings, confirmed today she will stand down for her position. The former Work and Pensions Secretary
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Historic hotel set for drastic colour change
A HISTORIC seafront hotel will undergo a dramatic transformation for Halloween. The 155-year-old Grand in Kings Road, Brighton, will turn bright orange. The eye-catching colour scheme will begin at 6pm on Thursday, just in time for Halloween
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We attempted the new escape room at Brighton manor - here is how we got on
TUCKED at the edge of Preston Park is one of Brighton’s lesser-known museums. As my teammates and I make our way through the trees and up the dark, winding path to Preston Manor, it feels like just the right time of year to be visiting the historic
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Looking back at when Sussex's rivers burst their banks
AS FLOODWATER piles up in Cuckmere Haven, we look back at the many times Sussex's rivers have burst their banks. Do you remember when the sea in Shoreham swelled up to people's windows?
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Police investigate after car crashes into barriers at marina
A DRIVER was taken to hospital after a crashing into barriers. The vehicle crashed leaving Brighton Marina on October 24. It was the only car involved in the crash at 10.15pm, and police say a man was taken to hospital as a precaution.
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Funeral held for Japanese PoW camp survivor
A SECOND World War veteran who survived brutal treatment as a Japanese prisoner of war has died aged 98. Brightonian Bob Morrell spent three and a half years enduring beatings, malaria, dengue fever and hard labour in a camp run by the Japanese
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General Election 2019: Here's how Sussex MPs voted on December vote
THE COMMONS has backed a plan to hold a general election on December 12. In total, 16 MPs from Sussex voted on the bill passed in Parliament on Tuesday night. All Conservatives voted to back the Prime Minister’s plan for a poll. This included
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Eubank Jr to prepare in United States for New York showdown
RONNIE DAVIES has confirmed Chris Eubank Jr will prepare for his New York showdown with Matvey Korobov in the United States. Davies, Eubank Jr’s long-term trainer and adviser, and the rest of the team will join up with the Brighton fighter in the
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Student was found dead at home
AN INQUEST into the death of a 24-year-old woman has been opened and adjourned. Brighton University student Helen Sthamer was found dead at her home in Waterloo Street, Hove, on April 25 by her landlord. Coroner Veronica Hamilton-Deeley said
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Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr's brother 'threatened to drown woman'
SIMPLE Minds frontman Jim Kerr’s brother claimed he had a “get out of jail free letter” after police ordered him to stop harassing his ex girlfriend, a court heard. Paul Kerr, 56, sent “bullying” emails, texts and voicemails to French university
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Unions threaten legal action if school refuses to recognise them
TRADE unions have vowed to take legal action against a school if it continues to refuse to officially recognise them. They wrote a letter expressing concerns that staff at the Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA) will not have any “legal
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Candlelit vigil held for birthday of missing woman
FAMILY and friends have gathered for a candlelight vigil to mark the birthday of missing mother Georgina Gharsallah, who police fear has been killed. Miss Gharsallah was 30 years old when she vanished in Worthing, in March 2018. Last night,
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Two arrests as fire crews rescue men from burning bungalow
FIRE crews rescued three people from a burning bungalow. They were called to Lee Way in Newhaven at 11.20pm on Tuesday. Three men inside had to be taken to hospital, while a firefighter also needed medical help for a minor injury. The service
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The Pavilion Gardens must be made safer
I HAD my wallet stolen in the heart of Brighton the other day and it was not a pleasant experience. The theft took place in broad daylight in what the city likes to call its cultural quarter. I’d been to buy tickets for a concert at the Dome
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Proud Alzate closing on international debut for Colombia
Steven Alzate is closing in on an international debut for Colombia. The Albion midfielder was yesterday named in coach Carlos Queiroz’s 34-man initial squad for two friendlies in the USA next month. Queiroz is expected to trim his squad at
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‘I found a large blade in a Happy Meal toy at McDonald's'
A MOTHER said she found a “large snap blade” in a Happy Meal toy. McDonald’s said it was “extremely concerned” and has launched a “full and thorough” investigation following the complaint in Brighton. Joanna Hillary, 29, took her daughter Lilly
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Pair walk free as racism case collapses after Sussex Police 'loses video footage'
“SERIOUS failings” have led to the collapse of a prosecution over allegations that racist slurs were hurled at Brighton defender Gaetan Bong during a Premier League match. Magistrates criticised the Crown Prosecution Service for failing to locate
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Anger as elm tree is felled 'without warning' in residential street
A WOMAN was reduced to tears as a historic tree was felled without warning. Sylvia Harwood hurried outside her house in Hove to see the elm being removed. “I woke up to the sound of chainsaws,” she said. The giant tree had stood in Cranmer
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'They should rename it Cuckmere Lagoon' - flooding in beauty spot continues
WALKERS have been astounded by a hiking hotspot which has been flooded for weeks. The Cuckmere Valley flood plains, which attract more than 350,000 visitors a year, has seen large amounts of water build up as the River Cuckmere burst its banks.
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Ex-police chief calls on officers to step up stop and search to 'reclaim the streets'
AN EX-POLICE chief has called for more officers to use controversial powers to stop and search residents and “reclaim the streets”. Kevin Moore, former Sussex Police divisional commander for Brighton, said officers had “lost an element of control
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Coach driver outraged at 'unfair' fine after bus could not fit in parking area
A COACH driver has slammed a “stupid” parking company after he was slapped with a fine as he slept in his vehicle. Benn Nicholls said he “could not believe it” when he found he had been issued with the notice by One Parking Solutions for not parking
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LETTER: 50 years ago we knew how to deal with criminals
IT IS exactly fifty years ago that I first moved to Brighton as a probationer constable. Fifty years ago there were no homeless people sleeping rough on the streets and there were no people begging. What we did have fifty years ago was a large
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Gotcha: Brazen vandal caught on camera – do you know who he is?
ANOTHER brazen act of vandalism has been caught on camera. In footage sent to The Argus, a tagger wearing tracksuit bottoms and a hoody can be seen daubing on a utility box in Brunswick Place, Hove. He appears to walk past the box before changing
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New flats unveiled in former hotel - but they’re not for sale
NEW flats have been unveiled as part of the transformation of a former hotel. Fourteen apartments are now available to rent at The Dudley Mansions in Lansdowne Place, Hove. The building was formerly The Lansdowne Hotel, and The Dudley Hotel