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Aldi gets alcohol licence at eleventh hour after objections and technical issues
Aldi has secured an alcohol licence in the nick of time for its new Hove store which is due to open this Wednesday. The application for the store at the old Homebase on Old Shoreham Road had to be heard before a panel of councillors after two neighbours objected. It was due to be held […]
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YMCA DownsLink Group secures Hove housing portfolio
YMCA DownsLink Group is delighted to announce a development in our housing provision in Sussex.
Family home to become seven-bedroom HMO
A five-bedroom family home can be converted into a seven-bedroom shared house after a developer won his appeal against the council’s refusal on appeal. Brighton and Hove City Council refused the application in April for 5 Grafton Street from Hassocks-based Tom Evans, stating the plans were not of ...
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Part of fire-ravaged hotel “at serious risk of collapse”
Part of the Royal Albion Hotel needs urgent propping as it is a “serious and immediate risk to public safety”. A masonry pier on the first floor of the eastern section of the Royal Albion has a full-width crack, outward bowing and evidence of recent movement. If it fails, it would probably cause...
Food projects in Brighton and Hove still needing support for one in four children in poverty
An annual report on emergency food support in Brighton and Hove has found that 1,500 children in the city were supported per week in 2025. Brighton and Hove Food Partnership are promoting the findings of their report to coincide with the Government’s budget, recognising the significant effect of c...
Political opinion: Local volunteers thank Peter Kyle MP for supporting assisted dying to mark anniversary of landmark Commons vote
Volunteers from Dignity in Dying gathered over the weekend in Brighton to thank their MP Peter Kyle for backing Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying Bill, marking the anniversary of the first Commons vote in which MPs passed the Bill last year.
A23 in Sussex open again following report of crash involving two vehicles
The A23 in Sussex is open again this afternoon (Monday, December 1) following a report of a crash.
Roedean governor welcomes robust bursary and scholarship support for pupils as millions ringfenced for fee support
Some £15 million pounds worth of bursaries and scholarships were allotted to students at Roedean in the last five years, according to its annual report which measures its financial and charitable impact on local, national and international communities.
'He can be' - Brighton boss makes 'great' claim about starlet
Stefanos Tzimas was described by his manager as a ‘great football player’, after the teenager scored Brighton’s crucial second goal in the 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest.
Sussex Police to increase patrols to ‘keep town centres safe this winter’
Sussex Police and partners are stepping up activity throughout December and January as part of the national Safer Streets Winter of Action initiative.
1,000-home estate plans resubmitted to give developers more time
The developer behind a new 1000-home housing estate in Hove have resubmitted their plans to give them more time to start the project. A new outline planning application has been submitted for Toads Hole Valley combines the original outline schemes for 880 homes approved in June 2022, and an addition...
Creative laundry project at Brighton Open Market joins Artist Open Houses Festival for festive projects
Judy Stevens, Director of Artist Open House Festival in Brighton speaks to Harriet's Press about their festive and festival plans.
Brighton's Renaissance Group announced as trail sponsor of Amaze’s 'The Story Trail'
Renaissance Legal, which forms part of the Renaissance Group of companies alongside Renaissance Trust and Renaissance Financial, has committed to supporting Amaze’s “The Story Trail” as an official Trail Sponsor. This initiative brings to life more than 30 BookBenches across Brighton and Hove ...
Rain and wind forecast for Sussex this week after cancelled yellow weather warning
The Met Office has predicted wind and rain across Sussex today (Monday, December 1) and for the rest of this week.
I saw popular boyband JLS perform in Sussex – as part of a tour that almost got cancelled!
I had a brilliant night seeing JLS perform at the Brighton Centre – but the show could easily have been cancelled.
Winners crowned at 2025 Sussex Sport & Physical Activity Awards
It was a night of celebration and inspiration as people from across Sussex came together to recognise the incredible work taking place across the sport and physical activity sector.
Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in November 2025
Sussex’s judges, juries and magistrates were busy in November.
A Very Austen Christmas is the promise at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton
A Very Austen Christmas is the promise at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton until January 4 (free with Pavilion entry; members free).
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Candlelight concert promises to light up Eastbourne this Christmas
Candlelight are promising to light up Eastbourne with a special show this Christmas.
Big rise in drink and drug driving deaths and serious injuries
The number of deaths and serious injuries linked to drink and drug driving soared last year, Sussex Police said, The toll in 2024 exceeded the total for the two previous years combined. the figures were published as the force begins its annual Christmas crackdown today (Monday 1 December). Sussex Po...