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Fraudster scams shop staff
A shop owner has spoken out after a fraudster scammed her staff – and the police have published security camera pictures to try to identify the suspect. Sussex Police said that the conman struck at about 11am on Saturday (20 June) at a shop in George Street, Hove. Harriet Dean-Orange, 39, who owns...
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Last set of road closures for Valley Gardens work to start next week
The final push to complete the Valley Gardens project begins next week with the final set of road closures for resurfacing. The last stage of road resurfacing starts this Sunday (28 June) and carries on for about five nights subject to weather, from 8pm to 6am. Work will also continue to relandscape...
Schools close and council services stop as temperatures soar
Schools are closing and some council services are being suspended as temperatures continue to climb in Brighton and Hove. All secondary schools have told parents that they would close either at lunchtime today or all tomorrow, with most closed this afternoon. Varndean College had already decided to ...
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Red heat warning extended to Brighton and Hove
The Met Office’s red weather warning for heat has been extended to Brighton and Hove – and a new amber warning issued for Friday. The warning, which began at 9am this morning and lasts until midnight tomorrow, was updated at at 10.45am. It says: “During the heatwave expected to affect a large ...
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Sussex Freemasons re-sign Armed Forces Covenant at AGM in Brighton
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Paulie Boy Blues And The Yorkshire Puddings announce August 2026 Hove date
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Road safety risk if old school becomes charity hub, warns report
Cyclists and pedestrians will be at greater risk from increased traffic if a disused school is turned into a charity hub, councillors have been warned. The warning follows a planning application from Brighton and Hove City Council to change the use of the old Homewood College, in Queensdown School R...
Equal pay claims pose ‘unquantifiable’ financial risk, councillors told
More than 1,000 unresolved equal pay claims continue to put Brighton and Hove City Council’s finances at risk, according an auditor’s report. The issue was flagged up by external auditor Grant Thornton which said that 1,063 legal claims had been lodged in a report to the council’s Audit, Stand...
Heatwave prompts Brighton school’s partial closure for two days
UPDATE The whole school is now closed on Wednesday 24 June and Thursday 25 June. The heatwave has prompted a Brighton school to part-close for two days – tomorrow (Wednesday 24 June) and Thursday. Longhill High School head teacher Rachelle Otulakowski said that it was a matter of putting safety fi...
Parking charges cut along stretch of seafront after ‘feedback’
Parking charges are being cut along a stretch of the seafront after “feedback” from businesses, councillors and residents, Brighton and Hove City Council said today (Tuesday 23 June). The changes affect about 50 parking places towards the eastern end of Madeira Drive where the cost went up almos...
Brighton dentists’ receptionist sentenced to 11 years for rape
A Brighton dentists’ receptionist who also worked as a delivery driver has been given a prison sentence totalling 11 years and 3 months for raping a stranger in a hospital car park. Suleman Mukaish, 27, raped a vulnerable woman in her twenties in a car park just moments after she left a hospital e...
Sussex charity secures gold accreditation from Investors in People
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Only travel if absolutely necessary, train bosses say
Train bosses are asking people to only travel tomorrow and Thursday if absolutely necessary because of the heat. Thameslink and Southern said that there would be significant disruption because of a reduced timetable and slower speeds to reduce the risk if any rails had buckled in the heat. The Met O...
Essential travel only on Wednesday and Thursday says train firm as extreme heatwave grips country
In line with national travel advice, passengers with Thameslink, Great Northern and Southern are being urged to travel only if absolutely necessary on Wednesday, June 24 and Thursday, June 25, after the Met Office issued a rare red extreme heat warning across large parts of its network.
Curry and cocktails coming to The Lanes
An award-winning curry and cocktails restaurant is planning on opening in The Lanes. Spirits and Spices, which has branches in Basingstoke and Andover, wants to move into a former hairdressers in Market Street. Owner Nitin Patel has applied to install an extractor fan and to change the use to allow ...
Youth centre garden features beach groyne bee hotel
Teenagers helped plant a youth centre garden with wildlife-friendly flowers, edible herbs and fruiting plants. Young people from Brighton Youth Centre were joined by 23 local residents this month. The event was organised by Action for Conservation (AFC), and led by gardening consultant Becca Mann. P...
Man sought over ‘indecent act’ in city centre
Images of a man have been released by detectives investigating an “indecent act” outside Churchill Square. The pictures were published this week by Brighton Police who are appealing for information about the incident at about 6pm on 9 June near the entrance of H&M. In a statement published o...
Sleepy scaffolder found dozing at the wheel given driving ban – with video
A sleepy scaffolder has been banned from driving for a year after he was found dozing at the wheel of his car with the engine running. Blake Densley was slumped behind the wheel by the corner of Chichester Close and Hangleton Way, Hove, on Wednesday 17 December. Ava Zoccola, prosecuting, told Bright...