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Bereaved son threatened with court over unbilled council tax
A Hove carer was shocked to received a court summons for three weeks unpaid council tax after taking over a tenancy after his mother died. Owen Williams received a court summons on Thursday 30 July, stating he had unpaid council tax from Wednesday 11 March, the day his mother died from lung cancer, ...
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New social care funding won’t save day centre
The sister of a man who uses a Brighton day centre threatened with closure is upset an influx of new government funding is unlikely to keep her brother and others at the service they have used for years. After Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced plans to “fix” the social care system, Lou Vaugh...
Holiday let must go, planning inspector rules
The owners of a North Laine holiday let have lost their appeal after being refused planning permission by Brighton and Hove City Council. KDS Developments, owned by Darren and Kevin Short, has let out 42 Tidy Street to tourists since 2024, before which the property was a house in multiple occupation...
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Glowing Ofsted report for multicultural nursery
A multicultural nursery in Hove has been given a glowing report by the government’s official watchdog Ofsted. Amigos Multicultural Preschool, which is based at the Cornerstone Community Centre, at St John’s Church, in Church Road, Hove, was rated as strong across the board. The rating is the sec...
Man charged with slavery and drug offences
A London man has been charged with drug and slavery offences following a raid in Brighton earlier this week. Police raided a home in Oriental Place off the seafront on Tuesday and seized four mobile phones and a haul of cannabis. On Wednesday 5 August, Mohammed Macallin, 21, of Barnfield Road, Plums...
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Littlehampton set to get its own detective series
Filming planned for October
National Lottery: Sussex woman wins £10,000 a month for a year on Set for Life
A homemaker from Sussex has won £10,000 every month for a year after matching five main numbers in the National Lottery’s Set for Life draw.
Council leader accuses departing colleague of “breaching promise” to Labour party
The leader of the council has hit back at a Labour colleague who has quit as councillor, accusing her of “breaching her promise” to the party. Milla Gauge quit Brighton and Hove City Council yesterday, saying she had been prevented from raising concerns residents had raised with her over the cou...
Eastbourne to get first emergency mental health department in Sussex
The first emergency mental health department in Sussex, which will provide 24/7 support for people experiencing a mental health crisis, will be located in Eastbourne.
Kebab shop boss seeks late licence for fifth time
A kebab shop owner has applied to the council to be allowed to trade until 1am by operating for dine-in customers only and offering deliveries. But the Lebanese Grill, at 62 Queen’s Road, Brighton, would not sell takeaways for collection to keep the application compliant with Brighton and Hove Cit...
Man attacked by stranger he bumped into
A man was left with multiple face injuries after being attacked by a man he bumped into in Hove last month. Detectives today said they would like to speak to this person in connection with the attack in Church Road, Hove, near the junction with Hove Villas. The assault happened at Friday 24 July at ...
Car-free flats become slightly less car-free
People moving into new flats being built near Brighton railway station will not be able to obtain parking permits even after councillors removed a restriction from the scheme’s planning permission. When the flats were approved, the scheme was described as car-free and Brighton and Hove City Counci...
Plans for ’80s shopping centre’ home in exclusive street slammed
A couple’s plans to knock down a mock-Tudor home and replace it with a modern house have been slammed by objectors, who say the new building looks like a “low budget 1980s shopping centre” Patrick Mitchell and Valerie Goldstein want to demolish 2 Roedean Crescent, which Mr Mitchell bought for ...
Troubled property company’s former offices could be turned into flats
A property developer who has just bought the offices of a troubled property management company has applied to turn the upper floors into flats. PS&B Estate Management, which managed blocks of flats on behalf of freeholders, told clients in February its bank accounts had been frozen because of mo...
Hove seafront railings to get facelift
Work to strip back and repaint a section of Hove seafront’s railings is due to start next week. Specialist contractors will begin garnet blasting – an environmentally friendly version of sand blasting – about 300 metres of railings west of the Meeting Place cafe. It’s hoped this means origin...
Driver dies 11 days after crash
A woman has died 11 days after her Suzuki crashed with another car near Lewes. Police have appealed to drivers from across the area for any relevant mobile, dashcam or CCTV footage of the collision or the moments leading up to it. This morning (Thursday 6 August), Sussex Police said: “A woman has ...
Brighton joins Sussex Six food and drink campaign
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School can fence off playing fields from public
A school has been given planning permission to fence off its playing field despite community concerns about a loss of open green space. Varndean School, in Balfour Road, Brighton, said that the mesh fence – some 550 yards or 500 metres long and 10ft or 3m high – would create a “clearly defined...
Five go on a small performance adventure: Brighton arts charity walk for 'hope' from Seaford Head to Hope Gap
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A sentimental final show as four-piece shoegaze band finish off their UK tour in Brighton
Last night (August 5th), Rossi Bar on Queens Road, Brighton, hosted up-and-coming shoegaze band, Junk.