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More than 2,000 seatbelt and mobile phone offences detected by Al road safety cameras in Sussex in just four weeks, say police
More than 2,000 seatbelt and mobile phone offences were detected during just four weeks of AI road safety cameras being used in Sussex, police have reported.
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Climbing wall plans approved – without music
Plans for a new climbing wall have been approved – but with a ban on amplified music after neighbours said they were worried about noise and vibrations. The developer of the new Edward Street Quarter in Brighton asked for permission to change the use of one of the commercial units on the ground fl...
Chemical spill was probably from plastic manufacturing
A mystery substance dumped on a field in Brighton was probably from plastic manufacturing, the council says. The field behind Lynchet Close was cordoned off on Sunday after a dog walker discovered patches of the material on the grass. A spokesperson for Brighton and Hove City Council said: “We wer...
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Police launch urgent appeal to locate 13-year-old reported missing from St Leonards
Sussex Police have launched an urgent appeal to locate a 13-year-old reported missing from St Leonards
Why can’t we run brain injury housing, ask councillors
Councillors have asked why the council was not able to run a supported living service for people with brain injuries itself rather than contracting it out. Brighton and Hove City Council spent £6 million knocking down Knoll House, in Ingram Crescent, Hove, and replacing it with a new specialist bui...
Pride crowds were nothing to do with my pub, says landlady
Swelling crowds which led to a road closing during last year’s Brighton Pride were not linked with a St James’ Street pub, its landlady says. The St James’ Tavern wants to extend its opening hours during this year’s event, as it has been able to do in previous years. But after both police ...
Body pulled from sea
A man’s body has been pulled from the sea this morning – the fifth to be recovered from the city’s shoreline in the last few weeks. Emergency services were called to the beach near Sea Lanes at 6.40am today. A police presence is expected to remain in the area. A spokeswoman for Sussex Police s...
Body of man recovered from sea in Sussex
The body of a man has been recovered from the sea in Brighton – with work ongoing to identify him.
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Littlehampton author offers Arctic Fox Opens A Magical Ice Cream Shop
Arctic Fox Opens A Magical Ice Cream Shop is the new book from Littlehampton author Christine Chambers, published by Candy Jar Books at £7.99.
Meet the great Sussex character who was born on D-Day and named after the invasion
It is the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings on Saturday June 6 and Hastings man Dee Day White will be celebrating his 82nd birthday on that day.
Painting of Sussex woman could fetch up to £35 million at auction
Sue Tilley, who lives in St Leonards, East Sussex, was the model and muse of famous artist Lucien Freud.
I saw Ralf Little in the Sussex opening night of The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
Embarrassingly, I’ve never read a John Le Carre novel and know little about cold war espionage, so I feared the stage adaptation of The Spy Who Came in From the Cold would leave me, well, cold.
'Up to £2 million is to be spent' - Work to begin on refurbishment of empty Sussex council homes
Millions of pounds are set to be spent on refurbishing council homes in the Adur district.
Council ad banned for ‘misleading’ domestic fire pollution claim
An ad by Brighton and Hove City Council has been banned for misleadingly suggesting a direct link between the use of wood burners and open fires and an increase in pollution. The digital poster, seen in December, included a graphic of a wood-burning stove that was emitting smoke in the shape of an a...
‘A serious assault’ – Aggravated burglary in East Sussex leaves woman hospitalised with ‘serious injuries’
An aggravated burglary in East Sussex has left a woman hospitalised with ‘serious injuries’, according to a police press release.
Neighbours oppose co-living block
A community is banding together to oppose plans for a 12-storey block of co-living units. Brighton Greenway Residents’ Association is concerned about the impact of the proposed block of 336 flats and commercial space at the Albany House and St James House sites at 49 and 51 New England Street, Bri...
Woman seriously injured after burglars force way into home
A 40-year-old woman was seriously injured after burglars forced entry into a house in Moulsecoomb. Police investigating the aggravated burglary in Goodwood Way have appealed for anyone with further information to come forward. Police were called shortly after midnight in the early hours of 15 May. T...
Mayor opens Community Garden Month
Community gardeners, volunteers and local residents gathered at Round Hill Community Pocket Park on a sunny Saturday afternoon to launch Brighton and Hove Community Garden Month: Routes to Roots – June 2026. The event was opened by Round Hill Green councillor Raphael Hill, who welcomed guests and ...
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The Beekeeper of Aleppo heads to Brighton on tour
The Nottingham Playhouse’s stage adaptation of Christy Lefteri’s best-selling novel The Beekeeper of Aleppo heads to Brighton on tour.
Hastings comedy – “scratching that oversharing itch!”
Abbie Edwards, Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year Runner Up, takes you through her first love and how she almost ruined everything in her new show.