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Choir aims for 24-hour hymnathon

Choir members will certainly need their daily bread if they are to achieve a lung-bursting challenge. Members of St Luke’s Church in the Queens Park area Brighton are doing a 24 hour hymnathon to raise funds for new community project. The sponsored

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Albion director prepares for election battle

A football club executive has been selected to stand for a suburban ward in next year’s local elections. Brighton and Hove Albion director Martin Perry has been chosen as one of three Labour candidates to compete for seats in Hangleton and Knoll

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World champ Tai is ready to be the target at Arlington

Tai Woffinden admits he will have a target on his back at Arlington. But speedway’s British world champion insists that will not inhibit his efforts to help dent Eastbourne’s home record. Woffinden visits the East Sussex track for the tenth

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Clutch, Concorde 2, Brighton, April 30

RELEASED a year ago, Clutch’s tenth album, the well-received Earth Rocker, preceded gruff-voiced singer Neil Fallon’s enforced hiatus for surgery on major spinal problems. Returning at the end of last year, Fallon remains as irrepressible as his

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Kebab shops set to lose licence after late-night service

Two kebab shops have had their licences revoked after serving customers up to five hours past their licensed closing time. Casba and Casba 2, both based in Western Road, have had their late-night licences revoked at a Brighton and Hove City Council

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Charity ladies night promises fun and frolics

A charity ladies night promises fun and frolics in aid of a hospice. Tickets are on sale for the fundraising night held at the Shoreham Centre on June 6, which will star a drag artist, male entertainers and a DJ. The event, in aid of St Barnabas

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L’enfant D’Beans, The Marlborough, Brighton, April 28

When Henry J Heinz invented the baked bean back in 1887, he could never have guessed what first-time Brighton film director Daniel Searle had in mind for his orange staple more than a century later. Cinema verite’s latest enfant terrible uses beans

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Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobious Pip, Winter Gardens, Eastbourne, April 30

EASTBOURNE Goes Live kicked off with a bang as hip-hop power duo Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip descended on the Winter Gardens. Accompanied on stage by all manner of props such as large biblical tomes, wide-rimmed glasses and a wingback chair, Dan

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Georgia Ruth, Komedia, Brighton, Wednesday

You might expect a gig by a Welsh folk singer and harpist to be a genteel, musically sparse affair. On Wednesday night, the excellent Georgia Ruth Williams blew any such expectations away with a sophisticated, diverse and often surprisingly loud set

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Marking boycott cancelled after unions accept pay deal

The University and College Union, one of the three recognised campus trade unions, have announced that they have accepted the employers' offer of a 2% pay rise for 2014-15. The decision means that the planned marking boycott that was due to take

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The Islanders/On The Beach, The Old Market, Hove, April 29

Cult indie band Los Campesinos! once wrote The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future. For both John Osborne’s On The Beach and Amy Mason and Eddie Argos’s collaboration The Islanders, the sea provided an escape from difficult times. Osborne

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Brighton Fringe: The Lonesome West, The Warren, May 1

Poteen on the table, a catholic priest, fighting siblings and the word “feck”; classic elements of the Irish stereotype came together in Martin McDonagh’s pitch-black comedy. One third of the Tony-winning playwright and In Bruges movie director

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Ince: Oscar right to rest me

Albion's young player of the season Rohan Ince says he has no complaints about being left out of the squad for recent games. The powerful midfielder has been fighting for peak fitness following injuries suffered in away games at Hull in the FA

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Airport employee who stole cargo items bound for American soldiers jailed for 18 months

A Heathrow employee has today been jailed for 18 months for stealing cargo items bound for US military personnel serving in the Middle East. Paul Embery, 41, of Holmes Way, Littlehampton, previously pleaded guilty to theft on March 20. He was

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Man stabbed by stranger as he walked to work in Brighton

A man was stabbed as he walked to work. The 39-year-old was walking in Plaistow Close when he was approached from behind by a man who struck him repeatedly in the side and then ran off at about 5.45am on Monday. The 39-year-old fell to the

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Ward has belief in Albion's play-off credentials

Stephen Ward believes Albion are equipped to be strong contenders in the play-offs if they squeeze into the top six. The Seagulls, Reading or Blackburn - with a slim mathematical chance - will join Derby, QPR and Wigan to fight it out for promotion

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Summer the Rottweiler cleared of any involvement in dog attack, police confirm

An investigation has been launched after a dog was injured – but a local pooch called Summer the Rottweiler was not responsible, police confirmed. A Sussex Police statement confirmed a dog was injured by a Rottweiler dog in Owlbeech Woods, Horsham

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Four charged with burglary following incidents across Sussex

Four suspected burglars have been charged with breaking into homes across Sussex. Oliver Pierce, 22, of Totland Road, Brighton, and Alexander Evans, 21, of Ashmore Close, Peacehaven, have been charged with a burglary at a flat in Islingword Road

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Concern for missing Billy Sharp from Bexhill

A 29-year-old man is missing – there are concerns for his welfare. Billy Sharp, 29, was last seen at 6.40pm on Thursday where he lives in De La Warr Road, Bexhill. PC Ben Barnatt said: "Billy has some mental health issues, which is why we are

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Gas leak closes Hassocks road

A gas leak has closed a Sussex road. Keymer Road, Hassocks, is closed both ways between Parklands Road and Woodlands Road. A Southern Gas Networks said: "We're currently working to repair a leak on our gas main in Keymer Road, Hassocks.

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Special report: Treat for lovers of art and key money-spinner for creators

More than £1 million is expected to change hands at this year’s Artists Open Houses event. The festival, which sees 200 artists open up their homes and studios to the public, will start tomorrow and run until the end on the month. Everything

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Problem families identified under special scheme

Nearly 1,000 problem families have been identified in Brighton and Hove since the launch of a Government scheme nearly two years ago. The Troubled Families programme was launched as part of a scheme to get children off the streets and to help families

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Brighton Fringe: March over the Downs as The Company remember an historic Lewes battle

Lewes has a much more important place in history than burning martyrs and anti-Catholic feeling. This month marks the 750th anniversary of a battle on the outskirts of the town, which began the long road away from the King’s absolute power and

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Morris Men start early to give May Day some stick

Marvellous Morris dancers entertained crowds to celebrate May Day. The Brighton Morris Men proved early risers when they embarked on a day of jigging and dancing across Brighton and Hove. The costume-clad troupe danced before sunrise at Hollingbury

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Brighton Fringe: Cameryn Moore reveals all about her one-woman show Phone Whore

When Cameryn Moore was laid off from a marketing job, her two degrees – in Russian literature and arts administration – proved useless. Her silky voice, however, got her out of trouble. “I was really desperate,” explains the 43-year-old, speaking

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Brighton Fringe: Take a whirlwind tour of the Beeb's history in Five Rounds Rapid's debut show

Five Rounds Rapid’s debut Fringe show in their new home town plays into two national obsessions – collecting and the British Broadcasting Corporation. Set in BBC-obsessive Terence Plater’s Cathode Ray Museum in his back garden, the two-hander is

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Brighton Fringe: Playwright Tim Crouch on his 'never-ending' relay play

Brighton playwright Tim Crouch is aiming to create a never-ending piece of performance art beginning in the city’s Fringe festival. He will start a relay play, the first piece as part of The Nightingale Theatre’s long-term project to demonstrate

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On The Radar: Time For T

As Time For T prepares to play three shows in this year’s Alternative Escape – the grassroots sister festival to Brighton’s celebration of international new music – Tiago Saga introduces us to his multicultural band and the concept of free hugs.

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Great Escape: Australia's Courtney Barnett on why she's pretty clueless in the studio

She may have two EPs to her name and a debut album in the can, but Australia’s Courtney Barnett admits she is proud to be pretty clueless when it comes to working in the studio. “I guess I’m always learning stuff,” she says. “When I did the second

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Great Escape: Jimi Goodwin talks past and present as he comes to the Brighton Centre

Jimi Goodwin, plus brothers Jez and Andy Williams, sprung from Manchester’s club scene in the 1990s as ravers Sub Sub before turning their hands to indie. The multi-talented trio eschewed the traditional songwriting formula for their majestic debut

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Reading have the pressure, says Oscar

Albion head coach Oscar Garcia has turned the heat up on Reading in the play-off race by insisting the pressure is on them. The Seagulls head to Nottingham Forest tomorrow needing to better Reading's result at home to Burnley to leapfrog them into

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Your vote, your view - what will happen on the final day?

Decision time is looming in the race for the top six. Albion must better Reading’s points haul on the final day of the season. The Seagulls go to a Nottingham Forest side out of the promotion running and bedevilled by injuries. Reading

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Children's centre facing closure

A children's centre that caters for more than 70 disabled youngsters is on the brink of closure. Around 22 staff at Camelia Botnar in Goring, near Worthing, have been warned their care jobs are at risk due to lack of funding. The venue, which

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Sussex skipper Joyce signs contract extension

Skipper Ed Joyce has signalled his intention to end his career at Sussex after signing a two-year contract extension. The deal will keep Joyce at Hove until the end of the 2016 season when he will be on the verge of turning 38. Joyce has produced

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Oscar loses out to Burnley boss

Albion boss Oscar Garcia has lost out to Burnley's Sean Dyche in the Championship manager of the month award for April. The Seagulls' head coach was on the shortlist with Dyche, Leicester's Nigel Pearson and Ian Holloway of Millwall after his team's

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Scale of damage caused by illegal tobacco to be examined

The damaging effect of the illegal tobacco trade will be discussed by industry figures, politicians and traders today. The round table forum will be held at the Hilton Brighton Metropole today to analyse the scale of the problem in Brighton and

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Man beaten up and robbed of his tobacco in broad daylight

An 18-year-old was beaten up and robbed in broad daylight. Police are appealing for witnesses to the attack which happened between The Square and Market Close in Bognor on April 27 at 3.30pm. The man was walking home after buying tobacco when

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Crews called to tackle car fire

Firefighters were called to put out a car blaze in the early hours of this morning (May 2). A crew from Eastbourne was called to the fire in Monarch Gardens shortly after 1am. Firefighters used breathing masks and a hose reel to put out the

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‘Bedroom tax’ costing council £450,000 a year

Controversial changes to housing benefits are costing Brighton and Hove City Council more than £450,000 a year while more families are falling into debt, it has been revealed. The changes introduced in 2012, known as the “bedroom tax” or “spare

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Driver who knocked down girl cyclist backs shocking campaign

The driver who knocked down a 12-year-old girl has described the video of the incident as “unbelievable” and has hailed the police's decision to release it. Hugo Purchase, 42, a carer from Chichester, was driving to work in his silver Suzuki when

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Fire service cuts will cost lives report reveals

Multimillion-pound fire service cuts could mean one extra person dies every five years in the city, according to the fire service’s own paperwork. East Sussex Fire Authority (ESFA) needs to save £7.1 million over the next five years, which could

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New cafe brings southern Indian cuisine to The Lanes

"Everything I have put on the menu has a story behind it. There are endless dishes still waiting to go on the menu.” When head chef and co-owner of Curry Leaf Cafe Kanthi Thamma teamed up with flatmate Euan Sey to open The Lanes’ first Indian cafe

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Fracking is alive but democracy is dead

Despite a petition of nearly 5,500 signatures and despite more than 850 objections, West Sussex County Council chose to ignore the material objection that Cuadrilla has no social licence to be in Balcombe. Well-informed and well-researched speeches

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Ed Balls tells businesses Labour backs working people

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has told business owners in Crawley that Labour is “all about standing up for working people”. The MP visited the Borers Industrial Estate in Crawley yesterday morning before meeting party members, voters and independent

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New restaurant to open on former bank site

A new restaurant opening on the site of a former bank is the latest boost for part of Brighton. The conversion of the old Santander bank in London Road into a new eatery is the latest boost amid a drop in vacancy rates for premises to 8% – half

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Could seafront collapse lead to part of a bigger plan?

A report in The Argus (April 29) stated that structural engineers have been working on the seafront’s historic arches after a section of it collapsed. It continued by reporting that questions were being asked about why the council failed to reinforce

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Life on Brighton's London Road is on the up

Your correspondent Jim Mengham, while writing on the subject of Stanmer Park improvements (Letters, April 29), says the administration has “killed off London Road”. I can assure him that London Road is buzzing with life and new activity. There

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Conservative reply on Ovingdean's Meadow Vale housing plan

Labour councillor Gill Mitchell’s letter to The Argus of April 24 about the proposed housing development at Meadow Vale in Ovingdean made interesting reading but was more like a work of fiction than a balanced account of the facts – smoke screens come

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Gruesome love story The Bloody Ballad promises to be a highlight of this year's Brighton Fringe

Romance and murder tale The Bloody Ballad is a fusion of Americana music and slasher movie theatre. Writer and performer Lucy Rivers cites Tom Waits and Nick Cave and films such as Badlands and Natural Born Killers as influences. She had wanted

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Owner Brasserie Pascal fined for fly infestation

The owner of a fine-dining French restaurant has been fined more than £10,000 for failing to keep his premises clean. Pascal Madjoudj was fined at Brighton Magistrates' Court yesterday after pleading guilty to 16 of 22 charges of failing to meet

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Market research comes under fire in Brighton Fringe show The Opinion Makers

ARGUABLY the most creative writing many GCSE students produce is when they make up market research for their geography field projects. In Brian Mitchell and Joseph Nixon’s new comedy musical The Opinion Makers, the writers suggest that the creative

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Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt performs at Glyndebourne as part of Brighton Festival

THE received wisdom is to leave the best until last. Having performed and recorded all of J S Bach’s other major works for keyboard, Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt is more inclined to admit she put off Bach’s difficult unfinished work The Art Of Fugue

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Upson ready for the big finale

Matt Upson has declared himself ready for Albion’s play-off finale and another year at the Amex. The newly crowned player of the season is on course to return to the heart of the defence at Nottingham Forest tomorrow. Upson suffered an ankle

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Dirty restaurant given zero hygiene rating

Rat droppings were discovered in the kitchen of a popular Chinese restaurant. China Palace in Chapel Road, Worthing, has been given a lowly new hygiene rating of zero after health inspectors found the droppings. The restaurant, which is famed

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Craig Charles heads to Brighton for the bank holiday weekend

1... Ryan Hemsworth Audio, Marine Parade, Brighton, Friday, May 2 CANADIAN producer Ryan Hemsworth’s first album No Plans was named one of Spin Magazine’s best R&B releases of 2011. 11pm, £8/£10. Call 01273 606906. 2... Hypercolour

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Chap-hop pioneer Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer plays two nights at Brighton Fringe

Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer penned a personal response to Mr Michael Gove when the Education Secretary admitted in a recent Daily Mail interview to being something of a chap-hop aficionado. The Gentleman Rhymer finished his piece in The Guardian

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Probe - Running On Empty explores themes of love and loss

IT was a desire to go on a journey which led Brighton-based former Rambert Dance Company performer Antonia Grove to set up Probe and start investigating longer-form work. “A lot of the more abstract visual and non- narrative based dance seemed

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Steyning and Henfield

It may be hard to believe but back in the eighth century, Steyning was a thriving port on the River Adur. But the town was left high and dry when the river silted up in the 14th century. Steyning has its own patron saint, St Cuthman, who built

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Then and now: Rottingdean High Street

This 1950s photograph of Rottingdean High Street shows the intersection with the A259. The volume of traffic has increased one hundred-fold and policeman on point duty has been replaced by traffic lights. Note the distinctive white helmet that

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Asking prices at record highs

House sellers’ asking prices have lifted to record highs for two months in a row amid a “ridiculously tight” supply of homes for buyers to choose from in many areas of the south, a property website has reported. New seller asking prices hit a new

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Patcham

Patcham and the neighbouring area of Hollingbury have always been popular places to set up home. Properties in the area are mainly two- or three-bedroom semi-detached bungalows and houses with gardens, plus some larger detached homes. The area

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Mansell McTaggart

Mansell McTaggart, the leading independent estate agency in Sussex, has rapidly expanded into a successful, forward-thinking company with 16 high-profile computer-linked and contemporary designed offices. The Brighton office with its eye-catching

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Lenders to take more interest in people's spending habits in mortgage clampdown

A mortgage lending clampdown comes into force today which will see lenders delve more deeply into people’s personal lives, from their plans for parenthood to how they will spend their old age. The industry-wide changes affect home buyers and people

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The Green, Rottingdean, offers in excess of £650,000

Brighton is packed with culture and history, from its iconic piers and pavilion to its historic association with our railways and the great British summer holiday. But for all its well-known fame, it is still exciting when you stumble upon a small