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Sussex well beaten in One Day Cup at Durham
Durham 352-5 (50 overs) Sussex 280 (43.5 overs) Durham (4 points) beat Sussex (0 points) by 72 runs A magnificent century from Alex Lees helped Durham to continue their winning start in the Metro Bank One Day Cup as they beat the Sussex Sharks by 72 runs. Durham’s innings was anchored by Lees who ...
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Restaurant boss criticises licence review as ‘monstrous waste of time’
A restaurant owner said that a licence review was a “monstrous waste of time” after neighbours lodged noise complaints which have since been withdrawn. The noise came from an extractor fan at Cin Cin, in Western Road, Hove, and the long-running problem prompted neighbours to ask Brighton and H...
Brighton rapist jailed for life
A Brighton man who groomed and exploited a vulnerable woman with money and drugs before he raped and sexually assaulted her has been given a life sentence. Peter Phillips, 61, of Maderia Place, Brighton, was sentenced to life imprisonment at Brighton Crown Court on Monday (20 July). Phillips had den...
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Brighton man jailed for life for rape and sexual assault by penetration
A Brighton man has been jailed for life for rape and sexual assault by penetration, Sussex Police have confirmed.
Pictures show effects of unprecedented July weather in Sussex
New pictures show how the unprecedented hot weather this summer has affected green spaces in Sussex.
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Value-for-money drives summer plans as Brightonians seek ways to cut costs on days out
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Brighton Royal Pavilion's first-ever Palace of Dragons Banquet is roaring success
Fantasy, fine dining and spectacular entertainment
Police hunt suspected jewellery thief
Sussex Police issued a public appeal for help tracing a suspected jewellery thief. The force said: “Do you know this woman? We are keen to identify her in connection with an investigation into a theft from Aquila Jewellery, in Duke’s Lane, Brighton. “Several bracelets worth about £600 were st...
'I hear they want to make Peacehaven part of Brighton - well, we'll see about that! - pop legend weighs in on row over Government plans for the town
Plans to make Peacehaven part of Brighton became an unlikely talking point during an open-air show by pop legends Madness.
Eastbourne dates for Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
New musical hits Sussex
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Cecilia Fiona: Spirals Gathering, Time Breathing is Eastbourne exhibition
New exhibition
Thousands sign petition objecting to red route in Western Road
Thousands of people have signed a petition objecting to a “red route” in Western Road but the council has defended its plans to prevent cars and vans stopping there. Western Road business owner Alastair Gourlay presented the petition, signed by 3,800 people, to Brighton and Hove City Council yes...
Review: Spa experience offers blissful escape in the heart of Brighton
Brighton is a city with plenty of energy, but it also has its quieter corners – and Field Trip Spa offers a peaceful retreat right in the middle of it all.
Council gives public more time to submit questions
Public questions to Brighton and Hove City Council can now be submitted up to four working days before meetings of the full council after the deadline was changed. Until now, people have had to submit questions eight working days before full council meetings – before the agenda has even been publi...
Parking problems prompt third consultation in Hollingdean
People living in the northern end of Hollingdean will have a third chance to share their views on a controlled parking scheme. Hollingdean resident Justin Newland presented a petition, with 345 signatures, to Brighton and Hove City Council at Hove Town Hall yesterday (Thursday 23 July). It highlight...
Council may set up more trusts to care for ‘heritage assets’
More trusts could be set up to run council-owned “heritage assets” along the lines of the Royal Pavilion and Museums Trust or the Saltdean Lido, subject to the approval of senior councillors. The idea is one of 15 proposals put forward by Brighton and Hove City Council’s Place Overview and Scr...
Brighton & Hove Buses celebrates 125 years of Lewes Road Bus Depot with community open day
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‘The decision treats residents with contempt’ – consultation results show 80 per cent of residents who responded to plans to move Falmer, East Saltdean, Telscombe and Peacehaven into Brighton & Hove were negative
The government has released the results of its consultation on the LGR modified proposal to move Falmer, East Saltdean, Telscombe and Peacehaven into Brighton & Hove – with 80 per cent of the residents who responded reacting negatively to the plan.
Raymond Briggs’s personal library goes on sale at Oxfam
More than a thousand books from Raymond Briggs’s personal library have gone on sale at Oxfam’s Hove bookshop and online. Donated by Briggs’s estate following his death in August 2022, the collection spans illustration, cartoons, comics and social history – with works by Aubrey Beardsley, EH ...