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Micro school can open second site – in Brighton
A specialist school with small classes has been granted planning permission to open in Brighton. Hove Micro School has been given planning permission to convert a large shared house – or house in multiple occupation (HMO) – at 10 Carden Avenue, Brighton, into a small-scale independent school. Th...
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Sea search under way tonight – but stood down after just over an hour
Search crews were called out to reports of someone in the water shortly before 10pm this evening (Tuesday 7 July). A coastguard helicopter joined local coastguard volunteers and the RNLI lifeboat crew based at Brighton Marina. They were scouring an area of the sea between the Palace Pier and Hove se...
Café granted drinks licence with later hours on the cards
A Brighton café has been granted a drinks licence, enabling it to operate as a restaurant in the evenings. Billies Café, in Hampton Place, will be able to serve alcohol until 10.30pm after its application for a licence was heard by a Brighton and Hove City Council licensing panel hearing. The caf...
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A Wimpy at 5am in West Street? That could prove unpalatable
The prospect of a 5am Wimpy burger and chips in the centre of Brighton didn’t go down too well with the police, licensing officials or neighbours. The Wimpy in West Street applied for a late-night refreshment licence until 5am each morning – and its owner Charlie Bhangal, 44, made the case for s...
Sussex traffic: Collisions reported in Worthing, Hastings and Hailsham; rush-hour delays build across county including on A27
Drivers have been facing slow journeys, across much of Sussex, on Tuesday evening (July 7).
Pair cleared of murder of Brighton man – but found guilty of attack which led to his death
Two men have been cleared of murdering a man – but guilty of the brutal city centre attack which ultimately led to his death. Cameron Devlin, 34, died days after being attacked as he sat outside Itsu in North Street, Brighton. A trial at Brighton Crown Court last month heard he died of sepsis, whi...
Extensive work needed before new Sussex seafront council homes can be lived in
Residents waiting to move into a new seafront council housing development in Southwick face further delays.
Schoolboy murdered over £20 drug debt, jury told
The 16-year-old killer of schoolboy Joshua Ingram threatened that he would “perish” three months before stabbing him to death over a £20 drug debt, a jury heard this afternoon (Tuesday 7 July). Rossano Scamardella, prosecuting, told the jury that the boy who killed Josh had plotted his “cowar...
Queen visits iconic Sussex Forest to celebrate 100 years of Winnie The Pooh
Her Majesty Queen Camilla visited Ashdown Forest today (Tuesday July 7) to explore the place that inspired The Hundred Acre Wood in A.A. Milne’s classic Pooh books.
‘Long time coming’ – Two men found guilty of ‘wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm’ after 2019 street attack in Sussex
Two men have been found guilty of ‘wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm’ more than six-and-a-half years after the death of a man following an assault in Sussex.
Sussex school goes fully phone free
A new policy introduced by Robertsbridge Community College means students won’t have access to their phones during lesson time.
Brighton dermatologist leads sun-safety drive at St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
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Drugs raid restaurant set to become dental surgery
A restaurant which lost its licence after a drugs raid is set to become a dental surgery. E39 in Western Road was shut down in June last year, with four employees were charged with various drugs offences. One, Fitzroy Morris, pleaded guilty to dealing cocaine, while the other three, Klevis Doda, Mah...
Strong Minds, Bright Futures: Freedom Leisure brings schools together to champion wellbeing through sport
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Police issue update after man seen ‘acting suspiciously’ in Worthing and Brighton
The police have issued an update after a man was accused of ‘harassing a woman’, and ‘acting suspiciously’, in Worthing and Brighton.
I saw Tamzin Outhwaite in the opening night of Abigail's Party in Sussex – she was incredible
If you want to see somebody born to play a role, then go and see Tamzin Outhwaite as Beverly in dark comedy Abigail’s Party.
Sussex golfers help fund annual holiday for young adults with disabilities
Sixty generous golfers have raised more than £3,3000 towards a Sussex charity's annual holiday for young adults with disabilities in September.
Mother died after ‘missed opportunity’ to spot problems
A first-time mother died seven weeks after giving birth after what a coroner said was a “missed opportunity” to assess her condition. A few days before Gemma Robins, 30, had been due to be give birth, she was admitted to hospital after persistent sickness. She was unable to keep down any food or...
RNLI volunteer visits every UK lifeboat station
A Brighton RNLI volunteer has completed an extraordinary challenge to visit every one of the RNLI’s 238 lifeboat stations across the UK and Ireland, raising more than £5,100 for the lifesaving charity. Allan Thornhill, who volunteers as Brighton RNLI’s Administration Officer and Treasurer, and ...
Dobbies' free-to-attend Little Seedlings Club explores sun and shade this August at Brighton store
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