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500 free GBK Smash Burgers up for grabs

Get Ready to Feast, Freshers! GBK Launches the Ultimate Freshers Week in Brighton with Exclusive Student Deal and Free Classic Smash Burgers.

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Sussex traffic updates: A27 and A259 delays

Here’s your daily traffic update for Sussex on Monday, September 16.

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Showaddywaddy and 10cc roll back the years for Eastbourne dates

Celebrating more than 50 years in showbiz, Showaddywaddy are heading to the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne on Friday, September 27 for one night only.

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Brighton tennis player wins first WTA tour title

Brighton tennis player Sonay Kartal has capped a breakthrough week by clinching her maiden WTA tour title at the Jasmin Open in Tunisia yesterday (Sunday 15 September). The 22-year-old British number four held her nerve to beat Rebecca Sramkova, from Slovakia. The 6-3 7-5 win will catapult her into ...

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Kidnap suspect arrested after helicopter joins police search in Hove

A suspected kidnapper was arrested after the police helicopter was called out to join an extensive search last night (Saturday 14 September). The hunt started in Hove and ended with an arrest on the M25 although officers have yet to identify who might have been abducted. Sussex Police has issued an ...

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Pink Floyd legend makes unexpected appearance at Sussex pub

Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour left pub-goers stunned after he made an impromptu appearance at an open mic night at the Neptune pub in Hove on Monday evening.

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These are the cheapest areas to rent in East Sussex

With constant inflation rises, the opportunity for first time buyers to get a mortgage offer that is affordable and reasonable very difficult.

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Two Sussex beaches are the most photographed in the UK according to Instagram

Beaches at Camber in East Sussex and West Wittering in West Sussex are two of the most photographed in the country says social media platform Instagram.

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16 Wetherspoons pubs in Sussex ranked from best to worst according to Google reviews - including pubs in Worthing, Crawley and Eastbourne

JD Wetherspoons operates almost 900 pubs across the UK, including 16 in Sussex, which are known for a budget menu and sometimes inhabiting historic buildings.

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Two Sussex beaches ranked among the top 10 least crowded in Europe

Two Sussex beaches are among the top 10 least crowded in Europe, according to new data.

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Calamitous: Out-of-sorts Sussex Sharks hand Vitality Blast semi-final win to Gloucestershire

Sussex Sharks lost their much anticipated Semi-Final at Vitality Blast Finals Day after a calamitous batting collapse saw them hand an eight-wicket win to Gloucestershire.

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Sussex at Vitality Blast Finals Day 2024 - best of the pictures from Edgbaston

It’s one of the highlights of the cricket calendar – and Sussex are at the centre of it this year.

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Cocktails and canapés in aid of Brighton Toy and Model Museum

All aboard for a cocktails and canapés adventure at the Brighton Toy and Model Museum in Trafalgar Street on Friday (September 20) from 7pm.

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Sussex Police praise ‘hero’ Night Safety Marshal following award success

Sussex Police have praised a ‘hero’ Night Safety Marshal who works in East Sussex following her award win.

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Police return as residents riled in dispute over obstructed right of way

Police were called to a blocked right of way for the second time in four days after a councillor organised a gathering at one end of the path for a photo opportunity. The Conservative councillor, Ivan Lyons, was barracked at length by the occupants of a neighbouring property as he tried to update an...

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Rape and sex offence investigations to be more victim-focused

Sussex Police has joined a national project to make rape and sexual offences more victim-focused. Operation Soteria is intended to transform the way that the police handle rape and other serious sexual offences, with training to ensure officers are “victim-centred”. The force was working to impr...

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Council cancels hair salon fine for having overflowing bin on private premises

A hairdresser who was fined for having an “overflowing bin” on his premises has been told that the penalty has been cancelled after two months of wrangling. Brighton and Hove City Council contacted Jonathan Harries, the owner of Shine hair salon, in Gloucester Road, Brighton, yesterday (Friday 1...

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Historic court to throw open its doors – including to the cells

A 200-year-old court is to throw open its doors – including the cell doors – as part of a heritage open day tomorrow (Saturday 14 September). Lewes Crown Court, which deals with the most serious cases from Brighton and Hove and across Sussex, will welcome adults and children from 10am t0 2.30pm....

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New skatepark, pump track and roller area now open

A new skatepark, pump track and roller area on Hove seafront is now open. The wheeled sports area is at the western end of the new Hove Beach Park, next to Hove Lagoon. The skate plaza includes banks, kerbs, ledges, kickers, transitions, manny pads, rails and boxes. The pump track is 150m long and t...

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Amber Anning on taking the ‘baton’ from Christine Ohuruogu – and how her mentor and idol has helped her

Double Olympic medallist Amber Anning believes she has taken the 400m baton from mentor and idol Christine Ohuruogu.