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Independent
Friday, May 9 2014
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COLLEGE SETBACK
City College insists The Hive ‘studio school’ will go ahead, despite surprise delay and financial crisis
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EUROPEAN ELECTIONS
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Three-page special report ahead of the big vote on May 22 to decide who represents us in European Parliament
All you need to know about Albion’s play-off semi-final fightback against Derby County on Sunday
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Wealthy LibDem donor provides cash windfall to city Labour Party
Albion praying for better luck in second leg
Husband is hedge-fund financier with £45m fortune
Brighton & Hove Albion - 1 Derby County - 2
EXCLUSIVE by Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy
The identity of a mystery donor who has given £10,000 to Brighton and Hove Labour Party is revealed today. When Brighton & Hove Independent disclosed in April that Sue Ruddick had made the From left: Sue Ruddick has given £25,000 to the Liberal Democrats; Simon Ruddick has given £75,000; Richard Ruddick stood as a candidate donation, her name was unknown not a Labour supporter, but £12,500, on August 3 2012 and near Crawley. Richard Ruddick, even to senior party members. believed to be their son, stood At the time, however, attention admired Peter Kyle, the party's March 13 last year. On the same dates, the same as a Liberal Democrat in the city was focused on a separate parliamentary candidate in Hove. Now, it emerges that Ms amounts were given by her council elections in Manchester disclosure - about a £10,000 donation two days earlier, which Ruddick - whose husband is husband, Simon. Previously, Mr in 2011, while a student at University. He was made by Josh Arghiros, a a hedge-fund financier whose Ruddick had given two donations Manchester millionaire property developer personal fortune is put at £45 of £25,000 each to the Liberal attracted 137 votes, the fewest of behind a failed £290 million million - has a record as a Democrats nationally, on May 5 four candidates in Charlestown ward; the seat was won by the redevelopment of King Alfred substantial donor to the Liberal 2010 and September 12 2008. The couple live in a Worth Hall, Democrats nationally, having Leisure Centre in Hove. Mr Arghiros said he was given two separate donations of a £3 million property in Worth, >> Continued on page 3
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It began with such promise. Albion stormed forward and went one up within 18 minutes, with a Jesse Lingard goal albeit at the second attempt from within the box. But then Matthew Upson player of the season for The Seagulls - cut down Craig Forsyth just within the area; Chris Martin coolly slotted home the 29th-minute penalty. The wind went out of the Albion. Deflation was complete when Derby – against the run of play - went in front just before half-time, when Martin's strike hit the crossbar and bounced in off the back of Tomasz Kuszczak, whose run of ill-luck continues. Brighton came close to an equaliser, but Derby's keeper tipped Leonardo Ulloa's shot >> Continued on page 31