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New shop set to open at Sussex railway station: Here's how you can claim a free pretzel

A new pretzel shop is set to open at a railway station in Sussex.

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Tennis court dug up because of ‘wrong kind of tarmac’

A new tennis court is being dug up before it’s even opened because it was made using the “wrong kind of tarmac”. Contractors began digging up the surface of the courts in the new Hove Beach Park development yesterday. One worker told a resident who asked this was because the wrong kind of surf...

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Workers' union enraged with TGI Fridays handling of axed staff

Unite, the workers union, has claimed that former TGI Friday staff members in Brighton have been unable to access their personal belongings which have been left behind at the closed branches.

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Tony Bloom and Norman Cook headline Brighton MS fundraiser

Nearly 200 Sussex businesses and entrepreneurs raised £26k for the charity Overcoming MS at a lunch featuring Brighton “royalty” Tony Bloom and Norman Cook.

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Success for Sussex School - one of the top private schools in the world

The fifth annual edition of The Schools Index by Carfax Education lists Brighton College as one of the top 25 UK Senior Private Schools and one of the top 150 Private Schools in the world.

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Hove beach set to grow with new groynes

A section of Hove beach will extend another 25 metres out to sea if a new set of groynes are built by the King Alfred Centre. The new groyne field is the latest stage of a multi-million pound project to combat coastal erosion along the Sussex coast. Brighton and Hove City Council has submitted an [...

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Glyndebourne promises “affordable access to exceptional opera”

Glyndebourne is offering thousands of “affordable” tickets to main-stage events this autumn season.

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Confusion after digger spotted ripping up brand new tennis courts

Residents have been left scratching their heads after spotting contractors digging up newly completed tennis courts.

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Traditional pub with open fire transformed in refurbishment

A traditional pub with an open fire has been spruced up.

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Cinema review: Salem's Lot - a toothless vampire movie with very few thrills

Salem's Lot (15), (113 mins), Cineworld Cinemas

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Woman who died after ten hours in a hospital corridor was 'abandoned', say family

The family of a young woman who died after spending hours in a hospital corridor said she was “abandoned” and left to “fend for herself” at her most “vulnerable”.

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Woman with flu died after 10 hours in hospital corridor

The family of a 31-year-old woman said that she was “abandoned” in a hospital corridor for hours before her death, an inquest was told. Tamara Davis was said to be in her “most vulnerable moments” when she was left on a trolley in a hallway at Royal Sussex County Hospital for around 10 hours...

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Three arrested after 70mph police car through Brighton and Hove

Three people have been arrested, included a 16-year-old girl, after a car chase at speeds of up to 70mph through the streets of Brighton and Hove. One of the three was alleged to have had “a substantial quantity of drugs … concealed in his underwear”. Sussex Police said today (Monday 14 Octobe...

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Yoga teacher’s yurt refused planning

A yoga teacher has been refused permission for a large yurt she put up in her back garden to teach classes in. Sacha Latham first put up the yurt in her back garden of her house in Arundel Road, Brighton, at the end of May. But when she applied for permission to keep it there […]

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Re: Incarnation, , explosive Afrodance at Brighton Dome - review

Re: Incarnation is an explosive, wonderfully visual dance performance which exudes the energy and beauty of life and death.

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Multiple arrests after police chase in Sussex - Suspect vehicle 'reached speeds of 70mph in a 20mph zone'

Multiple arrests, and drugs have been seized, after a police chase through East Sussex.

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Social Enterprise Challenge kicks off at the American Express Stadium

Students from three Sussex secondary schools were welcomed to a Social Enterprise Challenge event last week (1 October 2024), at the American Express Stadium (the Amex).

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Albion fan cleared of sending homophobic tweets

An Albion fan accused of sending homophobic tweets has walked free from court after explaining he didn’t know what the term “rent boys” meant. Tyler Smith, 21, sent two tweets directed at Chelsea fans in April and May last year – the first just after an away game at Chelsea’s Stamford Brid...

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Free pretzels up for grabs as new store opens at railway station

One hundred free pretzels will be given away to the first 100 people to visit a new pretzel shop in Brighton train station.

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Rising Star: Prodigy from Brighton Makes Waves in International Competitions

In a remarkable display of talent and determination, 8-year-old Alex Romanowski, a young golfer from Brighton, is taking the international golfing scene by storm. Since picking up his first club at just four years old, Alex has demonstrated an extraordinary passion for the sport, leading to an impre...