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Four-storey block planned for more student digs
An application is in to replace a house and a janitorial supplies company building with a four-storey block of student rooms. London-based multi-national real estate company Valore Group, has applied to Brighton and Hove City Council to build the block of 30 student rooms at 95-97 Hollingdean Road. ...
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Family defrauded £2.7m from covid furlough scheme, court told
A family defrauded about £2.7 million from the government’s furlough scheme during the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, transferring half of the money to their bank accounts in Romania, a jury has been told. Six people from the same family “exploited the scheme – and real workers – to claim ...
Man held in property management fraud probe
A man is in custody for questioning over fraud and money laundering connected to a property management company, police said today. The 58-year-old from Portsmouth was arrested today on suspicion of fraud by abuse of position, fraudulent trading and money laundering and theft. The announcement comes ...
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Two charged over cannabis production
Two men have been charged with cannabis production and being part of an organised crime group after a Hove lettings agent was raided. Police raided the offices of Spark and Sons in Western Road, Hove, last Wednesday, as well as homes in Withdean Road, Brighton and Hallyburton Road, Hove. Officers se...
Charges authorised as police investigate alleged organised crime group in Sussex
Two men have been charged with a string of offences, after police carried out warrants at two homes and a business premises in Sussex.
Hove plumber named among the best in Britain at national awards
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Brighton venue aims to be increasingly multi-arts
Brighton’s grassroots comedy club, set in the heart of the Lanes, has confirmed a starry line-up for the next few months – just as the venue itself is set to expand into other areas.
Judge orders council to pay green tile pub developer’s costs
A judge has ordered the council to pay a developer who ripped green tiles off a Brighton pub his costs after it decided to halt a prosecution. Brighton and Hove City Council withdrew its case after Judge Mark van der Zwart asked it to review its decision to prosecute Charlie Southall over his failur...
Student innovation powers new Vaillant Training Facility at Brighton MET
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2026 Sussex Young Musician winner announced
Hastings winner
Teenager Twomey takes gold in Thailand
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Hove artist and activist calls on residents to share their untold disability arts stories
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Outside seating approved for beer shop and tap room
A beer shop and tap room has been granted planning permission for customers to sit on its outside decking. Lost and Found, in Ditchling Road, Brighton, can use the outside area from 9am to 9pm daily after applying for planning permission from Brighton and Hove City Council in April. A condition atta...
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Social club set to become Muslim community centre
A social club which closed after 100 years because of dwindling membership is set to become a Muslim community centre. The Brighton and Hove Sports and Social Club on Lewes Road closed its doors for the last time in August 2024. Now, a planning application to convert it into a place of worship has b...
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Worthing show puts greedy, manipulative boss centre-stage
Ham Theatre
Heatwave won’t delay Valley Gardens end date, transport boss says
The city’s transport chief says the heatwave won’t impact work on Valley Gardens – although it may make it go slower at times. The last emailed update on how the reworking of the roads around the Old Steine was progressing said work to lay down the resin bound gravel surface around the War Mem...
Could a 64-team World Cup kill off the golden goose?
Even before the World Cup final has kicked off in New York on Sunday, world footballing governing body FIFA is already looking forward to the 2030 tournament, to be hosted – in the main – by Spain, Portugal and Morocco.
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Casting confirmed for Eastbourne's summer Ayckbourn
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Wimpy burgers at 5am off the menu as panel rejects late-trading proposal
A Wimpy burger bar in Brighton has been refused permission to stay open until 5am. Sussex Police, neighbours and Brighton and Hove City Council licensing officials all objected to Charlie Bhangal’s application for a late-night refreshment licence for the West Street branch of Wimpy. They raised co...