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Stories for 17 February 1999

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CALL FOR TOWN'S MAYOR TO QUIT

A MAYOR who has called police to council meetings four times will be urged to step down tonight.  more...

EUBANK TO SAVE WEST PIER

CHRIS Eubank has launched a last-minute rescue bid to restore Brighton's historic West Pier.  more...

CHARLES TELLS OF HIS DREAM FOR HOMES OF THE FUTURE

PRINCE Charles spoke in Brighton today about his vision for the future of housing.  more...

WRONG OF WAY

LOOPY signposts are leaving visitors to Brighton in a spin.  more...

WOMAN TELLS JURY OF THREE-HOUR RAPE ORDEAL

A WOMAN was repeatedly raped during a terrifying attack in her home, a court heard.  more...

BIG RISE BUT TAX IS STILL THE LOWEST

BRIGHTON and Hove householders will pay the lowest council tax in Sussex again from next April.  more...

HUNGER STRIKE BY OAP OF 87

AN 87-year-old woman has refused food for ten weeks because she is so upset with the closure of her West Sussex care home.  more...

Angry Albion fans hit out

FURIOUS Albion fans want to know how a visiting goalkeeper escaped punishment for allegedly swearing at them.  more...

Rebels into semi-finals

Worthing 3  more...

JACQUI BEALING

WHY should any of us be surprised to learn that, from time to time, participants in daytime chat shows have been fakes?  more...

Crawley ease to victory

Weymouth 1  more...

ADAM TRIMINGHAM

FASHIONS change, even when dealing with something as prosaic as disposing of all the tons of rubbish we plonk into our dustbins every week.  more...

WE'VE RUN OUT OF TELEPHONE NUMBERS

BRIGHTON'S telephone numbers are to change for the second time in a decade, because the present system cannot cope with demand.  more...

RATS SHUT DOWN POLICE STATION

A PLAGUE of rats has closed a Mid Sussex police station.  more...

MACRO SOFTWARE IS READY FOR GROWTH

TURNOVER was up but profits were down at Sussex software company Macro 4.  more...