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‘It couldn't mean more’ – Cash and Glasspool reflect on the wonder of Wimbledon win
Doubles stars Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool relished etching their names into Wimbledon folklore by becoming the first all-British pairing to lift the title in 89 years.
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Brighton burglar jailed after £100,000 raid on jeweller
A burglar who stole jewellery worth almost £100,000 and targeted several Brighton shops and businesses has been jailed. Sussex Police said today (Saturday 12 July): “A serial burglar has been jailed following commercial break ins in Brighton. “James Jackson, 38, of no fixed address, began his s...
Water company brings in hosepipe ban after dry spring and heatwaves
A water company is bringing in a hosepipe and sprinkler ban after the driest spring for more than a century. South East Water, which serves large areas of Sussex and Kent, including Peacehaven and communities just to the north of Brighton, announced the ban yesterday (Friday 11 July). Southern Water...
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Police issue urgent appeal for missing woman from Hove who may have travelled to Eastbourne
Sussex Police have issued an urgent appeal to help locate a woman missing from Hove who may have travelled to Eastbourne.
Sussex has a Wimbledon title winner! Joy as Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool win men's doubles final
Sussex has a Wimbledon title winner – and Julian Cash is the toast of the county.
‘Hugely disappointing’ – Loss in Essex means Sussex Sharks T20 knockout hopes are fading
Michael Pepper’s pyrotechnical 87 off 47 balls led Essex to their first home Men’s Vitality Blast victory in exactly a year as Sussex Sharks’ quarter-final hopes to a new battering.
Serial burglar jailed for commercial burglaries in East Sussex
A serial burglar has been jailed following commercial break-ins in East Sussex.
Inquest opens after baby dies in Brighton hospital just days after her birth
A baby died at less than a week old, having been born by emergency caesarean section, an inquest in Brighton has been told. Olivia Trupiano was born at 34 weeks on Saturday 14 September last year at the Princess Royal Hospital, in Haywards Heath. She died at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, in Brig...
Rubbish service is improving, insists councillor, as more problems surface
Fewer rubbish collections have been missed in recent weeks, a leading councillor said as he was quizzed about the service. Two councillors brought up problems – Conservative councillor Anne Meadows and Independent councillor Peter Atkinson – at a Brighton and Hove City Council meeting on Thursda...
Plan to revive Preston Village given warm welcome by council
Residents’ ideas to improve Preston Village may end up in the transport plan for Brighton and Hove after they were praised as constructive when a petition was presented to councillors. Renew Preston Village co-founder Greg Fittock presented the petition to Brighton and Hove City Council calling fo...
Former councillor criticises sea water quality
A former councillor criticised local sea water quality and called for the water companies to be renationalised during a question time session at Hove Town Hall. Former Labour councillor Anne Pissaridou, who later sat as an Independent, asked councillors to lobby the government during a Brighton and ...
Charlotte Tilbury opens new store in Brighton
A leading make up artist has opened her first store in Brighton this week. Charlotte Tilbury has taken over the former Maje and Sandro – sister stores, Parisien boutiques unit in East Street. The new shop is impressive, flooded with light from floor to ceiling windows all round its footprint. As w...
Relief after success for petition to reopen public toilets in popular park
The public toilets in a Portslade park look set to reopen after 10 years after more than 1,200 people signed a petition to Brighton and Hove City Council. Teacher Liz Goodwin, 71, from the Friends of Victoria Park, presented the petition at a meeting of the full council at Hove Town Hall yesterday (...
Police officer spared prison after being caught with child porn
A police officer has been given a suspended prison sentence after he admitted three counts of making indecent images of a child. George Voisey, 24, of Nymans Close, Horsham, was caught after the National Crime Agency told Sussex Police about the offences last October. Voisey pleaded guilty to one co...
Woman banned from keeping dogs after attack
A woman whose dog attacked a passer-by has been banned from keeping dogs for five years. Elle Compton, 42, pleaded with magistrates to let her rehome her pet Molly, a pitbull or Staffordshire cross. But after hearing she had twice failed to comply with a dangerous dog order made in relation to anoth...
Heatwave - East Sussex Fire and Rescue's warning to people visiting Seven Sisters Country Park, West Dean, Birling Gap, Beachy Head, Camber Sands, Barcombe Mills
East Sussex Fire and Rescue service has issued a warning to people visiting East Sussex beauty spots to enjoy the summer weather.
Man harassed brother’s lawyers over £3.7m will dispute
A man who believes his brothers conned him out of his share of their late mother’s £3.7 million estate sent a series of abusive letters to a legal clerk acting for one of them. Sean Scriven told Lin Redstone he knew where she lived and made threats in 17 letters he sent over the course […]
Man jailed after pleading guilty to sexual assault of a child in Crawley
A man has been jailed after pleading guilty to the sexual assault of a young girl in Crawley.
Police officers, staff, community partners and public celebrated at Brighton and Hove Divisional Awards Ceremony
Police officers, staff, community partners and the public were celebrated at the Brighton and Hove Divisional Awards Ceremony.
Fatboy Slim visits primary school in East Sussex village with other high profile speakers
Norman Cook, also known as Fatboy Slim, was among the high profile speakers who gave career focused talks at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Rottingdean, recently.