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Robert Stuart Nemeth: The man with a keen eye on our area’s architecture

However much we wish it wasn’t so, it’s extremely difficult to keep historic buildings in their original forms and expect them to remain viable. Finding new ways to use buildings from the past needn’t be a chore. Some of our best buildings locally are now used even more effectively than they were originally. The Hanbury Club began as the tomb of the Sassoon family; the Dome began as the Prince Regent’s stables; King’s House, the Council’s headquarters, began as seven townhouses; and the Komedia began as a supermarket. Each in its original form is close to unimaginable.
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Two Kats and a Cow celebrate 10 years at the their beachfront Brighton gallery

The artists that are two Kats and a Cow are Katty McMurray, Kathryn Matthews and John Marshall and for the last ten years they have had a major presence in the arches below Kings Road on Brighton seafront. Brought together more from a desire to share a working and gallery space than from a common creative thread, they had gone on to be one of the most successful businesses in the beach quarter.
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Avama is the new business in town with the know how on getting the best sliding doors

It’s funny how things change in the world of home trends. Patio doors were all the rage, but now they seem somewhat clumsy and out of date, when compared with folding sliding doors. With a wealth of different design options, materials and colours to choose from, there’s bound to be a door system to suit your home – irrespective of your style or space.
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Malone deals with a toddler on a mission to get a scooter – by any means possible

The toddler wants one of ‘them’ scooters. Even if you are not a parent you may have noticed every kid in Brighton seems to have one. The playground is a blur of blue plastic three-wheeled toddleroids moving better than they can walk.
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Richard Hearn thinks the horses of this world are safer without him betting on them

I’ve been having sleepless nights about the fact that I’m a murderer. Now don’t worry. It’s possible I’m getting a few hours at the beginning and probably a fair bit as dawn arrives, so it’s not as bad as it sounds. It always feels like it’s ‘sleepless’, doesn’t it? Oh it’s the murdering bit that bothers you? Oh, I see.
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Andrew Kay gets propositioned and papped on the pier

Ah the strange joys of celebrity, even if it is ‘Z’ list. Yes, that dodgy looking bloke on the cover of You Got Papped magazine is me. I know, leering at scantily clad young ladies and eating chips, it hardly seems in character – does it?
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The landlady discovers that her old tenant just can’t get enough of her

For the past year, I have not had many calls from my usual language schools and my rooms have mainly been rented out through word of mouth. I have to admit that the lack of contact seemed rather odd, as one cannot walk down the Western Road without becoming engulfed in flocks of chattering foreigners and said language schools must be short of decent rooms.
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Robert Stuart Nemeth: The man with a keen eye on our area’s architecture

The unearthing of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 was said to be a curse. But, for the Art Deco movement, it was nothing but a blessing. When Howard Carter and his team discovered Tutankhamun and the many treasures surrounding the young pharaoh, Egyptomania gripped the world. Rumours of a curse following the untimely demise of his sponsor, Lord Caernarvon, simply added to the furore.
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Diana Frangi meets a man with more than a bit of reggae in his soul, punk legend Don Letts

London born, and a frequent visitor to Brighton, DJ, film director and musician, Don Letts is very much one of those people where the sum of the parts counts for a lot more than the parts themselves.
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Polka Dot Interiors opened in December 2008 and is stocked with an eclectic mix of furniture items, home accessories and gifts. There are fabulous fabrics which can be ordered by the metre or made up as curtains, roman blinds or cushions in ten working days.
Bespoke Sussex oak tables and chairs, curtain poles available in many designs and in any desired colour. Designer lampshades made to order in all sizes, shapes and colours including customers’ own fabric. Beautiful mirrors and an unusual selection of table and floor-standing lamps.
Prices throughout the shop are varied to suit all budgets, and may pleasantly surprise many customers.
Polka Dot Interiors, 59 High Street, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, BN6 9RE.
Tel: 01273 831421.