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Brighton road closed due to crash involving bus
A Brighton road is closed due to a crash involving a bus this morning (Good Friday, April 3).
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County cricket – an antidote to many of sport’s ills... and everyone should give it a try
In a world of hyper-capitalist greed, county cricket offers escapism to a simpler time
Latest on train services between Seaford and Lewes after delays caused by fault with signalling system
Southern has announced that train services between Seaford and Lewes have returned to normal.
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"Being single in your 50s is brilliant" says stand-up Hal Cruttenden
When Hal Cruttenden’s wife left him, she said ‘You are going to make a show out of this, aren't you?”
Hove gym given permission to open early
A Hove gym can open earlier after convincing councillors that it would not be a noise nuisance to neighbours. Brighton and Hove City Council’s Planning Committee had been advised to refuse a planning application from Hove Fitness Club to allow its indoor facilities to open from 6am to 10pm daily. ...
Lewes artist offers compelling new Chichester Cathedral exhibition
Artist Alice Carter set out to create work which, as she says, “teetered between abstraction and realism.”
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Doctor Who stars conjure Sherlock Holmes on the Hastings stage
The Archers and Doctor Who actor Terry Molloy will be Watson to Colin Baker’s Sherlock Holmes as The Sign of Four is delivered as a radio play at Hastings’ White Rock Theatre on April 15.
Charity urgently seeks homes for 200 hens facing slaughter
An animal charity is urgently seeking new owners and homes for 200 hens to save them from slaughter. The British Hen Welfare Trust (BHWT) said that it was holding an urgent rehoming event in Worthing on Sunday 12 April – its nearest centre to Brighton and Hove The charity said: “Two hundred ex-c...
Illicit back garden house given reprieve from demolition
Councillors reluctantly agreed to grant planning permission for a £1.25 million house currently subject to an enforcement order. Brighton and Hove City Council had issued an enforcement notice for the demolition of the house built in a former back garden at 13C Shirley Drive. The original applicati...
Health chiefs aim to reassure campaigners
A mental health services provider has assured users that it will continue to play an “important role” in supporting people in need. Southdown, which operates the Preston Park Wellbeing Hub, in Brighton, made the comments after service users presented a petition to Brighton and Hove City Council,...
Student house extension approved with cramped room for eight
More students will be able to live in a shared house in Brighton after councillors granted the owner planning permission to extend the property. Neighbours objected to the plan to enlarge the house, at 15 Auckland Drive, in Bevendean, with a single-storey extension at the back and a roof extension. ...
Reduced train service between Littlehampton and Brighton after fault with signalling system
There is a reduced train service between Littlehampton and Brighton this evening (Thursday, April 2) following an earlier signalling fault.
Horsham singer-songwriter offers most emotionally open work to date
Independent Horsham singer-songwriter Richard Neale is back with his most emotionally open work to date.
Major honour for Sussex man who runs famous bluebell walk
Arlington Bluebell Walk and Garden owner John McCutchan has received a prestigious accolade.
Brighton charity shop supported by double marathon challenge
The brother of a much-loved volunteer at the Scope shop in Brighton is supporting the charity by taking on two major marathons in two weeks to help raise funds.
More details of kids’ pool features at King Alfred released after families object
More details of what a new King Alfred leisure centre could have to offer families have been published as the council responds to fears there won’t be much. A planning application submitted this month for a replacement leisure centre on Hove seafront showed plans of the layout of the swimming pool...
Pavilion will open, but museums likely to close during strike
The Royal Pavilion will be opening despite strike action on Saturday – but Brighton and Hove Museums are likely to be closed, the trust which runs them says. About 100 employees who are members of the GMB union are set to walk out in protest at being asked to sign away the right to the […]
Blind artist to run Brighton Marathon using AI glasses in ‘world first’
A blind artist is believed to be taking on a world first by running a marathon guided by remote volunteers seeing his route through artificial intelligence technology. Clarke Reynolds, known as Braille creative Mr Dot, is set to run the Brighton Marathon with the help of Meta AI glasses connected to...
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Brighton Fringe 2026 promises “spectacular” line-up for its 21st year
Brighton Fringe is promising a “spectacular” 2026 line-up of comedy, theatre and dance for its 21st year.
Royal Air Force brings flagship recruitment roadshow to Brighton seafront
Free interactive event will showcase cutting-edge technology and career opportunities to marathon participants and Sussex residents.