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Sussex traffic and travel: 'Severe delays' on A27; road closed due to flooding

Here’s your travel update across Sussex for the morning of Monday, January 12.

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Starting 2026 at Splash Point Jazz Club is the Jonny Hepbir Trio

Starting 2026 at Splash Point Jazz Club at the Fishermen's Club, Royal Parade, Eastbourne is the Jonny Hepbir Trio featuring violinist Mike Piggott on Wednesday, January 28.

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Mayor opens recycled sports area in park

The mayor of Brighton and Hove, Amanda Grimshaw, has officially opened the recycled artificial sports area in Hangleton Park. As she cut the ribbon at a ceremony yesterday (Monday 12 January), Councillor Grimshaw spoke of her delight in seeing the upgrade in the ward that she represents – Hangleto...

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Woman, 82, seriously injured in car theft in Hove this afternoon

An 82-year-old woman was seriously injured as her car was stolen from her in Hove late this afternoon (Monday 12 January). Sussex Police closed Blatchington Road in the aftermath of the incident and paramedics from the South East Coast Ambulance Service treated for the woman at the scene. The car th...

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Numbers in temporary housing hits record high in Brighton and Hove

The number of households in temporary housing in Brighton and Hove has hit a four-year high. In the last seven months of 2025, more than 2,000 households were in temporary housing each month, reaching a high of 2,170 in November and December. And nearly 50 homeless households a week were assessed as...

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Brighton and Hove Albion face Liverpool or Barnsley in FA Cup fourth round

Brighton and Hove Albion face Liverpool or Barnsley in the FA Cup fourth round, depending on the result at Anfield tonight (Monday 12 January). * UPDATE Albion face Liverpool after their 4-1 win tonight. * The tie was the first to be drawn before the third round clash between Liverpool and the Leagu...

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Protesters demand justice for sheep blown apart by students

Campaigners held a protest outside a court this morning (Monday 12 January) demanding that two men be jailed for blowing up a sheep with fireworks at Ditchling Beacon. They gathered outside Hove Crown Court “demanding justice for the horrific acts of torture and abuse inflicted on a sheep in Novem...

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A boombox, a cupboard door, a large rubber sloth and a bag full of harmonicas are among some of the odder items left on Brighton and Hove’s buses last year. Brighton and Hove Buses has released details of some of the 14,000+ items left on its buses in 2025. And as well as the more […]

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Claudia Winkleman joins Brighton youth group to celebrate music, connection and the life-changing impact made possible Because of You

Claudia Winkleman discovered how beats and rhymes can build confidence and change young lives during a visit to AudioActive, a National Lottery-funded project in Sussex.

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Mechanic demands day in court over cars stored on green

A Brighton man says he wants his day in court after being ordered to stop storing broken down cars on the road and green outside his home. Robin Mouland, 62, was given a community protection notice order in November 2024 which told him to stop using the green and public highway in Selham Close and [...

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Multi let North Laine freehold sold

Flude Property Consultants are pleased to announce the sale of 102 Gloucester Road, a multi-let freehold investment property.

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What is the strangest item you have ever left on a bus? Brighton and Hove Buses reveals all

Brighton & Hove Buses and Metrobus highlight some of the quirkiest items left on their buses in 2025, including a pressure cooker, a bag of harmonicas and a cupboard door

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'Tried to kill them' - Brighton expose Manchester United frailties as Jack Hinshelwood leads FA Cup charge

Brighton delivered a composed and commanding performance at happy hunting ground Old Trafford – with Jack Hinshelwood praising the team’s ‘unbelievable togetherness’ during a memorable FA Cup victory.

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Eight left standing – but which quartet will reach the Sussex Transport Senior Cup semis?

The Sussex Transport Senior Cup quarter finals take place on Tuesday as the last eight sides in the competition battle it out for a place in the semi-finals.

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Sussex coast pollution incident now upgraded to Category 1 in seriousness

A pollution incident which saw thousands of plastic micro-beads washing ashore on beaches at Hastings and Camber has now been upgraded to the highest category of seriousness by the Environment Agency.

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Football legend set for Eastbourne date

Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre is promising an “unforgettable evening with the iconic” Jeff Stelling, anchor of Sky Sports Gillette Soccer Saturday and the face of football Saturdays for more than 30 years.

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Brighton date for Pathetic Little Characters on Rory Marshall's debut tour

Critically-acclaimed comedian Rory Marshall brings his debut show to Brighton’s Komedia on January 17.

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Sussex traffic and travel: Flooding closes road in Newick; delays on A27, A259, A22

Here’s your travel update across Sussex for the morning of Monday, January 12.

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Atlantic puffin discovered on Sussex beach amid Storm Goretti

An Atlantic puffin has been rescued after it was discovered ‘weak and exhausted’ on a beach in Sussex.

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The Chicago Blues Brothers​​ head to Eastbourne

The Chicago Blues Brothers​​ are the attraction at the Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne on Saturday, January 24 at 7.45pm,