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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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Worthing author continues the adventures of Stikki the Squirrel

Worthing author Jane H Wood is in print with Stikki the Squirrel: Tree Spirits (The Book Guild Ltd, £8.99 paperback).

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Launching the "UK's first phone-free music festival"

New festival

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Perfect score for Varndean Sixth Form College IB student as cohort celebrates outstanding results

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New single from Brighton-based indie-pop artist Cello

Debut album in the autumn

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Back garden home given go ahead by planners

A back garden home in Patcham has been approved despite objections from neighbours and councillors. Bridget Haxby, of Hill Drive, Hove, applied to build the house – a single-storey property with two bedrooms and a parking space – in the back garden of 65 Ladies Mile Road. The latest application ...

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Empty units at old Amex House site could become gym

Two empty units in a new development in Edward Street, Brighton, can be used as a gym after councillors approved a change of use. Members of Brighton and Hove City Council’s Planning Committee were told that the lower ground floor and ground floor of the building known as Block F, on the former Am...

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'He's a busy man' - Wimbledon star excited by Brighton's summer signings as Fabian Hurzeler eyes visit to SW19

Defending Wimbledon doubles champion Julian Cash says he is excited by Brighton and Hove Albion's summer transfer business – and hopes head coach Fabian Hurzeler will be able to watch him in action at the All England Club.

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'Everyone is happy' - Sussex tennis star embraces England buzz after reaching Wimbledon quarter-finals amid World Cup drama

Belief and identity were the key takeaways from Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool’s latest Wimbledon win – but chants of ‘it’s coming home’ added an extra boost, to help the English pair through to a quarter-final of their own.

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Phone mast plan turned down by councillors

A plan to put more phone masts on top of a locally listed block of flats in Rottingdean has been refused. Mobile phone firms Three and EE wanted to put antenna and associated equipment on the roof of St Margaret’s, at the southern end of Rottingdean High Street. The plans were submitted to Brighto...

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Disused school can be come charity hub

A former school can become a charity hub after councillors voted unanimously to approve the application. Brighton and Hove City Council aims to use the former Homewood College, in Queensdown School Road, Brighton, as a charity hub for up to six years. During the Planning Committee meeting on Wednesd...

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Royal Albion refurb plans submitted

Plans to refurbish and rebuild the remaining part of the Royal Albion hotel have been submitted. Britannia Hotels says it wants to preserve the Grade II* listed building’s heritage while providing quality guestrooms. It says the refurbishment of the eastern part of the site is necessary to finance...

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Sussex air ambulance teams up with Saltdean United and Shepherd Neame

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Why are sinkholes appearing across Sussex? University professor explains what’s behind the recent spate of incidents and whether they can be prevented

From Bexhill to Bognor Regis, Sussex has been hit by a spate of sinkholes since the beginning of 2026.

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Seafront paddling pool to stay closed as arches to undergo £26m overhaul

A popular seafront paddling pool is to stay closed as the council repairs and bolsters the arches under the A259 King’s Road, Brighton. A playground and public toilets will also need to close during the work, starting this summer, Brighton and Hove City Council said today (Monday 6 July). The anno...

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Eastbourne author releases fourth thriller in series

New book

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Hastings Castle keen to establish itself as open-air events space

Macbeth on the road

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Jazmine is Juliet again... but this time with an audience!

Summer Shakespeare