Local News
Planners turn umpire over tennis club floodlights
Plans to put up floodlights at a tennis court in Hove have divided a community. St Ann’s Tennis applied to Brighton and Hove City Council for planning permission to put up 15 lighting columns – 26ft or 8 metres tall – and two single-storey storage buildings in St Ann’s Well Gardens. The cour...
Local messages
Court remands man charged with rape in Brighton flat
A man charged with raping a woman in a flat in Brighton was remanded in custody when he appeared in court today (Monday 3 August). Sussex Police said: “A 37-year-old man has been remanded in custody following a report that a woman was raped in a flat in High Street, Brighton.” The offence was al...
I tried Iced Pickle Matcha, the viral summer sensation and Bird & Blend's Tea of the Week – and it won me over
Pickle tea, madam? Oh, erm, urgh?! Let me tell you, your answer should be YES PLEASE!
Get Weekly Updates
Get the headlines in your inbox every week.
Convenience store owner thwarted as late alcohol licence refused
A convenience store owner has been refused a licence to sell alcohol into the early hours of the morning. Hafiz Jarabanda, 57, applied to extend the hours on the premises licence for Lewes Road Convenience Store until 2am at weekends and 1am during the week. At a licensing panel hearing before three...
Watch as emergency services attend fire at six-storey residential building in Brighton
East Sussex and Fire Rescue Service are responding to a fire in a residential building in Chesham Street, Brighton.
As Brighton Pride celebrates its 35th year, we have 35 pictures from this year's Party On The Park
Here are a selection of images after another successful year of Pride On The Park
East Sussex biodiversity plan to benefit wildlife and people
Proposals designed to reverse the decline in biodiversity across East Sussex have been published.
Police searching for missing teenager from Uckfield with ties to Eastbourne, Brighton and Hellingly
Sussex Police has asked the public to get in touch if they have information about a missing teenager from Uckfield.
Brighton and Hove Albion face trip to Transylvania or Arctic for first European tie
Brighton and Hove Albion are due to travel either to Transylvania or to the Arctic for their first Europa Conference League tie. They will face the winner of the tie between the Romanian club CFR Cluj or the Norwegian side Tromso, with the first leg away on Thursday 20 August. The return leg is a [...
Fire crews battle flat fire
People are being asked to avoid Kemp Town this afternoon as fire crews battle a blaze there. Smoke from the fire in Chesham Road at the corner of Chesham Street can be seen for miles along the seafront. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called out at 11.54am and sent nine fire appliances to [...
Preston Nomads youngsters celebrate notable festival double
Every August young cricketers from around Sussex enjoy festival week, playing for their respective clubs.
.jpeg?width=1200&auto=webp&trim=0%2C0%2C1024%2C0)
Discos for pre-school children launch in Brighton
Up and running this summer
.jpeg?width=1200&auto=webp&trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0)
Comic book-themed thriller marks feature debut of Sussex writer-director
Film now in post-production
.jpeg?width=1200&auto=webp&trim=0%2C147%2C0%2C0)
Touring Barnum set for Eastbourne dates
Coming this October
.png?width=1200&auto=webp&trim=21%2C0%2C512%2C0)
East Sussex band release Alzheimer’s Society fund-raiser
New single
.png?width=1200&auto=webp&trim=190%2C0%2C1071%2C0)
Cecilia Fiona: Spirals Gathering, Time Breathing is Eastbourne exhibition
New exhibition
Despair in Derby: Sussex hammered in One Day Cup clash
Wayne Madsen marked another career milestone with a century as Derbyshire Falcons thrashed Sussex Sharks by 188 runs in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup Group B match at the OurCoop County Ground.
Photos from Brighton and Hove Pride 2026: organisers thank everyone who ‘brought the love, the colour and the atmosphere’
The team behind Brighton and Hove Pride 2026 have thanked every artist, performer and volunteer who was involved in this year’s event.
.jpeg?width=1200&auto=webp&trim=531%2C0%2C2246%2C0)
Waking up to discover you've been declared dead...
New Peter James short story
Royal Pavilion Garden party set to become new tradition
Opening date now known