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Police fear crime would rise if pizza takeaway stays open until 2am
Another late-night takeaway could add to the level of crime in the London Road area, police fear. As a result, Sussex Police objected to an application by Tops Pizza, at 6 York Place, opposite St Peter’s Church, to stay open until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays. The business offered to give up its a...
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Volunteers to plant hedgerow at nature reserve near A27 Brighton bypass
Volunteers are due to plant a hedgerow at a nature reserve close to the A27 Brighton bypass tomorrow (Saturday 10 January). The volunteer day event runs for two and a half hours at the Benfield Hill local nature reserve, just north of the bypass, by West Hove Golf Club. It is the first of two […]
Police ‘seeking to find’ missing Peacehaven teen with ‘links to Brighton and Hove’
Police are ‘seeking to find’ a missing teenager from Peacehaven with ‘links to Brighton and Hove’, according to a Sussex Police statement.
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Further arrests made in Sussex during Christmas crackdown on drink and drug-drivers
The latest three people to be convicted in court, having been arrested during Sussex Police’s Christmas crackdown on drink and drug-drivers, have been revealed in a police press release.
Man arrested after crashing stolen 'Royal Mail van' in East Sussex
A man has been arrested after crashing a stolen ‘Royal Mail van’ in East Sussex, according to a Sussex Police statement.
Forthwrite Festival, celebrating women writers over 50, returns for a second year to Brighton and Crawley
Forthwrite Festival, the UK’s first and only literary festival dedicated to celebrating women writers over 50, is back for a second year!
Man arrested over stolen Royal Mail van crash
A young man has been arrested over a five-vehicle crash involving a stolen Royal Mail van which caused traffic gridlock during Storm Goretti last night. The van was taken from Hamsey Road in Saltdean at about 2.30pm. It was spotted by officers at 3.05pm and crashed on the A259 five minutes later. Fo...
City keeps its A-grade for climate and nature leadership
Brighton & Hove’s work on net zero and biodiversity has achieved an A grade from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for the third year in a row.
Irwin Mitchell Brighton boosts family law team with Legal Director hire
Leading national law firm Irwin Mitchell has strengthened its family law team across the UK’s south coast with the appointment of senior lawyer, Karen Jeary.
First communal food waste bins appear
Communal food waste bins have started to appear on the streets of Brighton and Hove ahead of collections rolling out to central areas. In March, 76,000 households in Queen’s Park, Hanover, Kemptown, Whitehawk, Central Brighton, Seven Dials, Roundhill and Central Hove will begin to get food waste c...
New Year’s Eve in A&E begs some questions
Bruised and bloody, the man in the wheelchair waited patiently on New Year’s Eve while the concerned desk staff at the Royal Sussex A&E department took his details. He’d had a fall in his kitchen. Like me and like the young man with a curious rash, an older woman who’d also toppled over at...
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Ropetackle wins funding to launch its first deaf-friendly film festival
Shoreham’s Ropetackle Arts Centre is proud to announce its selection as one of only three venues nationwide to receive the Disability Representation on Screen sponsorship grant.
New Portslade home for family run car dealership
Tates Hyundai has officially moved into its new flagship premises in Portslade, with the site also welcoming Vauxhall as a new franchise, marking a significant investment by the family-owned business in local jobs, sustainability and long-term growth, say the family-run company.
Storm Goretti: East Sussex gritters 'on hold' - potential for snow in the High Weald West, High Weald East and Central areas
East Sussex Highways says gritters will be off the road until the current wet weather passes.
Brighton college look again at impact on theatre after hundreds of people objected to a proposed sports pitch
Brighton, Hove And Sussex Sixth Form College (BHASVIC) is to commission an extra sound survey after hundreds of people objected to a proposed sports pitch over fears of noise blighting shows staged by a popular outdoor theatre.
Brighton and Hove councillors reveals park and ride trial figures
A trial park and ride that ran for seven days in the summer was used by more than 200 people a day and cost £52,000 to operate.
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Brighton - Stephen K Amos hits the road with Now We’re Talking!
Stephen K Amos hits the road with Now We’re Talking! – but really it’s a show about listening, as he explains.
This is why wooden poles have appeared in the sea at Hove
Work is progressing on the next phase of a major multimillion-pound sea defence scheme that includes the extension of a beach
Graduate charity unveils rebrand at Brighton conference
The Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) unveiled its new name, Graduate Futures Institute, during a leadership conference in Brighton.
Safety concerns at 'wide' junction sparks improvement works
Improvements to a junction in Brighton are being made following safety concerns from residents.