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Automatic Number Plate Recognition parking system introduced at Royal Sussex County Hospital North Car Park
A new Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) parking system has been introduced at the Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH) North Car Park.
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Paramedic injured following three vehicle collision on A273
A paramedic injured was injured following a three vehicle collision on A273, Sussex Police has confirmed.
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Electronic pioneers OMD offer Sussex NHS fund-raiser
My Charity University Sussex Hospitals has confirmed that electronic pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) will headline the sixth NHS My Music concert at the Brighton Centre on June 28.
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ABBA tribute Björn Again confirm Eastbourne date
ABBA tribute Björn Again play the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne on May 30.
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Madness set to headline Brighton's On The Beach festival this summer
Brighton’s beachfront is set to party this summer as Madness headline On The Beach festival on Friday, July 24.
Paramedic injured as ambulance crashes on route to hospital
A paramedic was injured when an ambulance crashed just north of Brighton while taking a patient to hospital. The South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) ambulance crashed with two cars close to where the A273 joins the A23 at Pyecombe. The accident happened during the evening rush hour at about ...
Bishop of Chichester to retire
The Bishop of Chichester has said that he plans to retire at the end of May. The Right Reverend Martin Warner, 67, will leave office 14 years after his appointment was announced in May 2012. The Diocese of Chichester said: “Dr Warner has been committed to ensuring that effective safeguarding is a ...
Injured striker to miss Crystal Palace trip to Brighton and Hove Albion
Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta remains injured and will not be able to face Brighton and Hove Albion at the Amex on Sunday (8 February). Mateta had hoped to join AC Milan in the winter transfer window but the France forward failed his medical. Now, Palace boss Oliver Glasner said that M...
Passengers urged to plan ahead during Portsmouth Direct Line works this February half-term
Passengers travelling on the Portsmouth Direct Line are advised to plan ahead this February half-term (February 14 to 22) as Network Rail carries out a series of essential works to maintain and improve the railway.
Sussex Police joins partners at London Gatwick to combat female genital mutilation
Sussex Police joined partners – including local authorities and a gender-based violence charity – at London Gatwick to combat female genital mutilation.
Drivers urged to take extreme care on waterlogged roads as record-breaking rainfall batters Britain
As record-breaking rainfall continues to batter the UK and more than 70 flood warnings remain in place, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is urging drivers to take extreme care on waterlogged roads.
‘More severe and frequent’ – Farmers braced for further flooding across South East
Farmers across the South East are braced for further flooding over the coming days, with no let up after weeks of heavy rainfall.
Sussex Police: Increased visible patrols have helped create safer town centres this winter
Officers have helped create safer town centres this winter through increased visible patrols to deter and respond to crime, according to a Sussex Police press release.
Valentine’s Day flirty fun for Sussex singletons
Love should be in the air at the fun-filled event in Brighton, when friends are invited to help attract desirable potential partners.
Brighton lifeboat crew rescues woman in distress
The Brighton lifeboat crew rescued a woman in distress at the Palace Pier earlier this week during what the RNLI said had been a busy start to the year. The RNLI said: “On Tuesday 4 February, at 12.47pm, Brighton RNLI was tasked by HM Coastguard to Brighton Palace Pier following concerns for a per...
Stop and search refusal sparks massive police response
A suspect violently refusing to be searched sparked a massive police response in a residential Brighton street. The incident unfolded as officers were conducting a bail check at an address in Saunders Park View at about 3.30pm on Saturday, 24 January. A police spokeswoman said: “A man, walking awa...
Cow costumes, Toy Story, Gangnam Style … and causes close to the heart: Why these runners are doing the Brighton Half Marathon
Hundreds of people will be running the ALTRA Brighton Half Marathon on Sunday, March 1 – and here we meet some with unusual or inspiring stories behind their entries.
Invitation to run your business at iconic Sussex forest site
Businesses are being offered the rare chance to be based at Ashdown Forest
Shoreham - Stand-up Daliso Chaponda on a world where the headlines "mock themselves"
Stand-up comedian Daliso Chaponda admits he has started to find the headlines so absurd, so chaotic and so overwhelming that they seem to be mocking themselves.
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The Ukrainian National Opera returns to Eastbourne
The Ukrainian National Opera returns to the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne this February with two “intensely beautiful” operatic experiences.