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Growing number of Brighton and Hove children in rehab for drink and drugs
More than 100 teenagers in Brighton and Hove received treatment for cannabis addiction in the past year, according to National Drug Monitoring System figures. The growing number reflects how easy it has become for children and young people to use their smart phones to order drugs online, according t...
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How Brighton Marathon Weekend is going greener and more sustainable
The first official sustainability partner of the 2026 Brighton Marathon Weekend has been announced.
Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver join Sounds St Leonards mini-festival
Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver are among the guests as Sounds St Leonards offers its first weekend mini-festival, Music For Midwinter.
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Sussex cricketers find winter form in foreign climes
It seems an age ago that Sussex County Cricket Club signed off from the 2025 season with a nervy three-wicket victory at Worcestershire.
Teens see career opportunities at West Sussex and Brighton interactive event
Secondary school students from 28 schools in West Sussex and Brighton & Hove were treated to a taste of their future careers at an inspiring interactive event at the Amex Community Stadium in Brighton.
Epic African adventure proved the perfect bonding experience
Cuckfield-born former paratrooper Adrian Stratta is in print with the travelogue Dusty Boots to Boardroom – Follow Your Dreams, the tale of an epic journey.
The healing power of running in times of crippling grief
The healing and the perspective that running can bring to our lives is at the heart of Still Running After All These Tears: A Runner's Journey Through Grief by Worthing author and runner Lisa Jackson (Summersdale, £12.99).
Brighton Festival confirms theme for 2026 Children’s Parade
Brighton Festival has announced the theme for the Children’s Parade next May will be Read All About It!
MP takes on half marathon challenge for much-loved local charity
Chris Ward, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has signed up to run the Brighton Half -Marathon and will be raising money for the Sussex Beacon.
Plan to use council homes for homeless accommodation gets a mixed reaction
Readers shared their thoughts and reactions to the council's plan to use vacant council homes to tackle growing homelessness pressures
Residents still waiting for answers six years after recycling centre fire
People living near a rubbish and recycling centre in Brighton have been waiting six years for a report on the site’s suitability after a fire.
Council rejects sushi shop’s licence application
The council has turned down a sushi restaurant and takeaway’s application for a late-night licence and drinks licence. The decision to reject the Sushi Co’s application was made by a Brighton and Hove City Council licensing panel last week. The panel was told that when the premises were found tr...
Fortnightly rubbish collections on the way
Fortnightly rubbish collections could be on the way as the council tries to drive up stubbornly low recycling rates which are among the worst in the country. Currently, just over a quarter of rubbish is recycled while almost three-quarters is sent to be burnt in the incinerator at Newhaven. A report...
London to Brighton fare dodger faces jail for 112 unpaid train tickets
One of Britain’s most prolific train fare dodgers faces jail over 112 convictions for not paying for a ticket on journeys spanning nearly two years – many of them from London to Brighton Charles Brohiri, 29, admitted not paying fares valued at more than £3,000 for Govia Thameslink train journey...
Devolution decisions go before council cabinet
The government may have postponed the election of the first mayor of Sussex for two years but councillors in Brighton and Hove are taking the next steps locally to prepare the ground. This includes setting up a new Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority (SBCCA) which will work alongside the e...
Brighton chippy moves to take down ‘brash’ sign
The owner of a fish and chip shop who has lost a series of planning battles to keep his “brash” signage has now applied to take part of it down. Moussa Salama lost three planning appeals relating to the frontage of Fish and Chips in Preston Street. He was first ordered to remove both the […]
12 Sussex eyesores and derelict buildings we would love to see restored in 2026
Explore derelict buildings across Sussex that we would love to see restored in 2026.
Yacht race keeps alive famous Sussex royal story
Entries are now open for the Royal Escape Race, an historic cross-channel yacht race launching from the Sussex coast and finishing in the Normandy port of Fécamp.
XL Bully bit man ‘for wearing shorts’
A woman could be facing jail after her XL Bully attacked a man in the pub for wearing shorts. Amanda Brame popped into the Greys in Southover Street on her way back from taking Nala for a walk on The Level. The dog was wearing a muzzle, but Brame took it off as she sat […]
Sussex tennis ace Sonay Kartal helps inspire next generation
British tennis star Sonay Kartal returned to her roots in Sussex to visit her former primary school and inspire children to pick up a racket as part of a nationwide schools tennis initiative.