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Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver join Sounds St Leonards mini-festival
Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver are among the guests as Sounds St Leonards offers its first weekend mini-festival, Music For Midwinter.
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Council rejects sushi shop’s licence application
The council has turned down a sushi restaurant and takeaway’s application for a late-night licence and drinks licence. The decision to reject the Sushi Co’s application was made by a Brighton and Hove City Council licensing panel last week. The panel was told that when the premises were found tr...
Fortnightly rubbish collections on the way
Fortnightly rubbish collections could be on the way as the council tries to drive up stubbornly low recycling rates which are among the worst in the country. Currently, just over a quarter of rubbish is recycled while almost three-quarters is sent to be burnt in the incinerator at Newhaven. A report...
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London to Brighton fare dodger faces jail for 112 unpaid train tickets
One of Britain’s most prolific train fare dodgers faces jail over 112 convictions for not paying for a ticket on journeys spanning nearly two years – many of them from London to Brighton Charles Brohiri, 29, admitted not paying fares valued at more than £3,000 for Govia Thameslink train journey...
Devolution decisions go before council cabinet
The government may have postponed the election of the first mayor of Sussex for two years but councillors in Brighton and Hove are taking the next steps locally to prepare the ground. This includes setting up a new Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority (SBCCA) which will work alongside the e...
Brighton chippy moves to take down ‘brash’ sign
The owner of a fish and chip shop who has lost a series of planning battles to keep his “brash” signage has now applied to take part of it down. Moussa Salama lost three planning appeals relating to the frontage of Fish and Chips in Preston Street. He was first ordered to remove both the […]
12 Sussex eyesores and derelict buildings we would love to see restored in 2026
Explore derelict buildings across Sussex that we would love to see restored in 2026.
Yacht race keeps alive famous Sussex royal story
Entries are now open for the Royal Escape Race, an historic cross-channel yacht race launching from the Sussex coast and finishing in the Normandy port of Fécamp.
XL Bully bit man ‘for wearing shorts’
A woman could be facing jail after her XL Bully attacked a man in the pub for wearing shorts. Amanda Brame popped into the Greys in Southover Street on her way back from taking Nala for a walk on The Level. The dog was wearing a muzzle, but Brame took it off as she sat […]
Sussex tennis ace Sonay Kartal helps inspire next generation
British tennis star Sonay Kartal returned to her roots in Sussex to visit her former primary school and inspire children to pick up a racket as part of a nationwide schools tennis initiative.
Winnie the Pooh comes to life as iconic Sussex forest celebrates his centenary
Ashdown Forest in Sussex is effectively the birthplace of loveable bear Winnie the Pooh and the inspiration for the characters created by A.A Milne that generations have taken to their hearts.
Buzz of hope as Sussex leads the way in pollinators campaign – but charity calls on everyone to help fill the gaps
With the countryside's beauty and health under serious threat, Sussex is leading the way in a campaign to connect pollinator-friendly habitats across the nation.
Sussex Emmaus urges the public to support people rough sleeping this winter
As temperatures fall across Sussex, homelessness charity Sussex Emmaus is urging the local community to take action to help protect people sleeping rough during the winter months.
One Garden Brighton celebrates horticultural excellence as new RHS partnership announced
One Garden Brighton, East Sussex, is thrilled to be recognised as a centre for horticultural excellence, following the news that they are one of 18 new gardens to join the Royal Horticultural Society as a Partner Garden for 2026.
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Steyning Jazz Club welcomes trio for tribute to George Gershwin
The Gabriel Latchin Trio will be returning to Steyning Jazz Club on Friday, February 6 offering a tribute to George Gershwin.
Another Brighton primary school prepares to become an academy
A Brighton primary school is looking to become an academy by joining a trust that already runs two other schools in the area. Next week, Coombe Road Primary School is to start a formal consultation that will run until the end of next month. The school’s governors have voted to hold a consultation ...
Phone firm wins right to put up 5G mast near schools
A mobile phone firm has won the right to put up a 5G mast near schools and a busy crossroads. The company, Cornerstone, notified Brighton and Hove City Council of its plans but hundreds of people objected and the proposal was rejected. Now, after a planning appeal, the phone infrastructure firm, whi...
Safer crossing on the way on one of Hove’s busiest roads
Hundreds of school children could soon have another safe crossing point along a busy main road after a petition submitted to Brighton and Hove City Council. The council said that it was looking to make crossing Old Shoreham Road better, close to the corner of Silverdale Road, Hove, “to make the ju...
Cannabis factories discovered in East Sussex: Two men named and charged
Two men have been named in connection with a police investigation, after the discovery of cannabis factories in East Sussex.
'Currently being monitored' - Coastguard issues update after more shipping containers discovered in Sussex
The Coastguard has issued an update, amid a developing situation involving shipping containers in Sussex.