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Piggyback Man Convicted
Sunday, 15 Nov, 2009 – 12:28 | No Comment

Kieron Bobbette, a 44-year old from Victory Mews, Brighton Marina has been slapped with a Sexual Offences Prevention Order which bans him from jumping onto the backs of young ladies and demanding a piggyback ride. …

Tories Hold Open Primary For Some Strange Reason
Sunday, 15 Nov, 2009 – 12:26 | No Comment

With a general election on the horizon all the political parties are getting geared up in the centre of town. The Tories have decided to do something rather different though — they intend to hold …

Council Tax Set To Be Lowest In Sussex
Sunday, 15 Nov, 2009 – 12:24 | No Comment

Council Tax rises across Sussex are set to be the lowest ever, with rises only up to 3%. Conservative-led Brighton and Hove City Council are aiming for 2.5% in their budget. Councillor Jan Young, the …

Communal Bins Overflow
Sunday, 15 Nov, 2009 – 12:14 | No Comment
Communal Bins Overflow

I cannot claim to be surprised by the stacking up of refuse around the communal bins all over the centre of the city. Councillor Gill Mitchell, who was Labour chair of the environment committee which …

Council To Deliver Lowest Tax Increase
Friday, 6 Mar, 2009 – 15:11 | No Comment

Brighton and Hove City Council have agreed a budget which represents an increase in council tax of only 3.5% this year. Council Leader Mary Mears said, “By setting the city s lowest ever council tax …

Lost Labour’s Love
Friday, 6 Mar, 2009 – 14:55 | No Comment

Your humble editor is feeling most lovelorn at the moment. A personally addressed missive from the local Labour party describing how our great leader is saving the world, one penny at a time, were delivered …

Anger At Argus Cameron Story
Friday, 6 Mar, 2009 – 12:24 | No Comment

On the day Tory leader David Cameron’s son died the Argus chose instead to run a story about the legality of donations to Tory party coffers by Lord Ashcroft. The national story was already several …

Man Impales Himself On Gates
Friday, 6 Mar, 2009 – 12:23 | One Comment

Oh, the blood-thirsty amongst you will like this one. A man – I know nothing more about him than that – managed to impale his leg on the gates of Brighton Station. How did he …

Pensioner Charged Extra By British Gas – For Insulating Her House ‘Too Well’
Friday, 6 Mar, 2009 – 12:22 | No Comment

A pensioner who took advantage of the government’s “Warm Front” scheme to insulate her loft and replace her lightbulbs with energy-efficient models has found herself drawing the ire of British Gas. Margaret Pracy, who lives …

Opera House ‘Slashes’ Prices
Friday, 6 Mar, 2009 – 12:19 | No Comment

World famous Glynebourne Opera House is set to cut its prices, citing poor ticket sales due to the global recession. The celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the opera festival start on 18th June. Readers …