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Police urgently search for missing teen
Police say they have launched an “urgent” search for a Brighton teenager who has gone missing. Diaa Balal was last seen in the city on 8 May. A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “We are continuing our urgent search for Diaa who is missing from Brighton. “Diaa is 5ft 10in and has a scar on [...
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New photo exhibition celebrates Sussex’s contribution to international diplomacy
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1,500 homes without water
About 1,500 homes were left without water or just a trickle this morning. Southern Water said the loss of pressure was caused by a valve operation at one of its reservoirs. It said pressure should now be returning to normal. Homes in the Dyke Road area, straddling both BN1 and BN3 postcodes were aff...
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Collective of Sussex artists returns to Seaford
Form, Frame, Fire
Urgent Help need - Brighton Sea Cadets face potential closure as vital access doors fail
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etch. by Steven Edwards partners with Nyetimber for English Wine Dinner celebration
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Smoky saunas get up neighbours’ noses
The popularity of wood-fired saunas is sparking a backlash from neighbours concerned about the smoke they generate. Two cafes have recently applied to either build or to keep wood-fired saunas in their back gardens. But although plenty of customers are keen to use the steam rooms, neighbours are les...
Sussex and Surrey traffic: Collisions on A23, A27 & M23; tree blocks village road; further delays on A24, A21, A259 and M25
Sussex motorists have faced a difficult morning commute with collisions, congestion and roadworks causing lengthy delays across major routes.
Sussex children’s hospital charity launches campaign to help children’s dreams come true
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Man faces trial over assault on Jewish woman
A man faces a trial by jury after he denied that he carried out a religiously aggravated attack on a Jewish woman in the centre of Brighton. Jemal Keddad, 40, of North Road, Brighton, appeared at Brighton Crown Court on Friday (15 May) having pleaded not guilty last month at an arraignment hearing ...
REVIEW: Romantic Awakenings concert by Worthing Symphony Orchestra
REVIEW BY Richard Amey. ‘Romantic Awakenings’. Concert by Worthing Symphony Orchestra at The Assembly Hall, Sunday 17 May (2.45), stand-in leader Paul Willey, conductor John Gibbons, piano Julian Chan. Mendelssohn, The Fair Melusine Overture; Bizet, Symphony in C; Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No ...
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Love Supreme Jazz Festival full line-up confirmed
Glynde Place in East Sussex from July 3-5
New festival Good Grief Hastings will explore love and loss
A new festival exploring grief, love and loss arrives in Hastings this May.
Where should new homes be built in Brighton and Hove?
People will be asked for their views on housing need in Brighton and Hove when a public consultation on the new “City Plan” begins in July. Brighton and Hove City Council’s cabinet approved moving forward with the process of creating a new set of planning policies until 2041. When the cabinet ...
Vape shop applies for drinks licence but faces objections
A vape and mobile phone shop has applied for a drinks licence but Sussex Police and council officials have objected. V&M Store, in the former Flower Burger premises, at 62 North Street, Brighton, has applied for a licence to sell alcohol from 10am to 10pm daily. The business, owned by Satpal Sin...
Roadworks crew left tar and rubble piled up against old flint wall
Rubble and tar were left piled up against the wall of a house, prompting a resident to complain. Workers placed a board on the grass outside a house in Mile Oak Road, Portslade, and piled rubble and soil on top of it from a hole in the road. A fortnight after the work was completed […]
Labour councillor on track to become youngest mayor
A Labour councillor could become the youngest mayor of Brighton and Hove next year – and the youngest deputy mayor in the meantime. His party has nominated 26-year-old Tobias Sheard, known as TJ, to become the new deputy mayor this week. A formal vote is due to take place at Brighton and Hove City...
Sussex hang on for draw at Taunton – with help of rain
Rain helped Sussex escape from Somerset with a Rothesay County Championship draw.
Rain gods smile as Sussex draw with Somerset at Taunton
Somerset 526-8 dec (128.4 overs) Sussex 253 (71.1 overs) and 113-7 (57.4 overs) Somerset (15 points) drew with Sussex (10 points) Somerset were denied the opportunity of a third Rothesay County Championship victory of the season when rain brought a premature end to the Division One match with Sussex...
End of an era as iconic Sussex brewery closes
A brewery has called time after 35 years following the retirement of head brewer Colin Smith.