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That’ll be the Day offers night of nostalgia and comedy in Eastbourne
The That’ll be the Day team return to the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne on Saturday May 11 at 7.30pm.
32 great pictures as Wick win dramatic SCFL play-off final at Seaford
Wick are heading for the Southern Combination premier division after clinching promotion in the most dramatic style possible.
Seales seals County Championship win for Sussex at Derby
An electric spell of reverse swing bowling from Jayden Seales inspired Sussex to a crushing victory over Derbyshire inside three days in the Vitality County Championship match at Derby.
Conservatives win Sussex police and crime commissioner election
Katy Bourne has been re-elected as the Conservative police and crime commissioner for Sussex, winning a fourth term with a 23,000-vote majority. Labour won the most votes in Brighton and Hove in the Sussex PCC election, it was announced this afternoon (Sunday 5 May). Paul Richards picked up 22,053 v...
Labour hold both Brighton and Hove by-election seats
Labour has held both their seats in the by-elections in Queen’s Park ward and Kemptown ward. Milla Gauge won the Queen’s Park seat with 1,241 votes and Théresa Ann Mackey won the Kemptown seat with 1,382 votes. This means that Labour once again has 38 of the 54 seats on Brighton and Hove City C...
Brighton and Hove by-election and police election turnouts announced
Counting is under way at the Brighton Centre this afternoon for the Sussex police and crime commissioner (PCC) election and Brighton and Hove City Council by-elections. After verification of votes this morning, turnout – the percentage of people who voted – has been announced. The overall turnou...
Ditchling honours the memory of Raymond Briggs
The work and legacy of author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, who died in 2022, has been celebrated at an event held in Ditchling Village Hall, near to where he made his home. The event was attended by family, friends and industry peers from the worlds of the arts, publishing and film.
Thousands line street for Children’s Parade
Thousands of children took part in the noisy Brighton Festival Children’s Parade to celebrate May Day this morning. Roads were shut from 6am for the annual parade, featuring colourful and decorative floats, including a giant bed and dreamcatcher, as well as costumes made by Brighton and Hove child...
Plans to flip pub’s green tiles refused
Plans to flip the location of a Brighton pub’s distinctive green tiles and convert it into a cafe or shop have been refused. Millionaire Charlie Southall has been ordered to replace the tiles he ripped off two years ago by this July. Earlier this year, he submitted two applications. The other one ...
Brighton man jailed for strangling his ex on camping trip
A Brighton man has been jailed for strangling his ex-girlfriend during a row on a camping trip near Steyning. Tom Verrall, 33, a bankrupt electrician, of Gordon Road, Fishersgate, admitted assaulting Millie Windsor, causing her actual bodily harm (ABH). Verrall, formerly of Lyminster Road, Brighton,...
In pictures: Last chance to see carpets of bluebells at famous Sussex woodland walk
Bluebells at the Arlington Bluebell Walk and Farm Trail are now at their peak and people only have until May 14 to view them.
In pictures: Sussex Vintage Tractor Run raises money for children's charity
The recent National Vintage Tractor Run raised a fantastic £21,235 for Chailey Heritage Foundation.
Ombudsman orders council to compensate pupil’s mother
A mother has received £500 compensation after Brighton and Hove City Council failed to act early enough to provide her daughter with specialist education. The payout was ordered after the mother – referred to as Mrs B – complained to the Local Government Ombudsman. The ombudsman said that the c...
Key railway crossing closes for 18 weeks for repairs
One of the few roads to cross the mainline railway to and from Brighton station will be closed for at least 18 weeks for repairs. Brighton and Hove City Council closed Dyke Road Drive on Monday (29 April) to mend the pavement and kerbs and repair the “parapet wall”. Parts of the wall need to [...
Local elections 2024: Labour wins in Adur, Worthing, and Crawley; still no overall controller of Hastings
Hello and welcome to our Sussex local elections live blog.
Landlord ordered to close down 22-bed party house
A landlord has been ordered to stop using a three-storey terraced home as a 22-bed party house. Giles Wigoder has until 28 May to convert 55 George Street in Kemptown back into a five-bedroom shared house. Neighbours say guests have played loud music in its garden and shouted obscenities until the e...
Man arrested for Pavilion Gardens rape
A man has been arrested following a report of concern for a woman in Pavilion Gardens, Brighton, in the early hours of Saturday, 27 April. A 43-year-old man from Brighton was arrested at the scene on suspicion of rape and taken to custody. He has been released on conditional bail while enquiries con...
Tributes paid to former Brighton and Hove Albion striker
Tributes have been paid to the former Brighton and Hove Albion striker Ian Mellor, known by fans as Spider. Mellor has died at the age of 74, having left his mark on fans during a prolific partnership with Peter Ward under promotion-winning manager Alan Mullery in the mid to late 1970s. He endeared ...
Neighbours object to plans expand Rottingdean house for 'habitable' garage
Neighbours have objected to a plan to extend a house and convert the garage into a “habitable space”.
At least two Brighton and Hove councillors had unpaid council tax
At least two councillors received reminders over unpaid council tax, a freedom of information request reveals. The councillors, none of whom is still a member, were sent the reminders at some point between 2021 and 2023. The information was revealed in a response to a request made under the Freedom ...