Firm can turn offices into flats
An old office building can be turned into flats after councillors unanimously approved a planning application this week. But concerns...
Three-bed house approved in grounds of suburban semi
A woman has been granted planning permission to build a three-bedroom house in the garden of an existing property in...
North Laine holiday let owners fail to find planning loophole
A developer who hoped he had found a way around planning rules to get permission for his holiday let has...
Hospital helipad finally ready to take patients
Eight years after it was due to open, the Royal Sussex's rooftop helipad is finally ready to receive patients. The...
Marina applies for new dredging licence
Brighton Marina has applied for another dredging licence after its previous one was withdrawn following a legal bid by Sussex...
Costly lessons of i360 spelt out in independent report
The costly lessons of the i360 have been spelt out in a new independent report. Brighton and Hove City Council...
Male childminder banned from contact with children
A childminder has been banned from working or having any contact with children after one of his clients found sexual...
Planners approve £5m block of flats despite lack of affordable homes
Councillors raised concerns about the lack of affordable housing in a block of nine flats as they granted planning permission...
Sauna customers could inadvertently moon seafront passers-by, councillors fear
The lack of changing facilities at a seafront sauna could expose passers-by to being inadvertently “mooned”, according to councillors. Rockwater...
More than a dozen ideas put forward for empty seafront space
More than a dozen ideas were put forward after a call for suggestions on how to use the new space...
Jewish friend testifies for woman charged with supporting Hamas
A former university student accused of expressing support for Hamas a day after its militants entered Israel attended a memorial...
Toilet tax U-turn prompts criticism and questions
Labour has come under fire over its plans for a toilet tax again after reversing a decision to start charging...
Co-op store to reopen today after six-week makeover
A Co-op store is due to reopen today (Thursday 5 March) after a six-week closure for a refit. The branch...
People with learning disabilities died after missing routine cancer screening
People with learning disabilities had died after not having routine cancer screening, a health board was told yesterday (Tuesday 3...
Old builder’s store in Brighton can become house
A former builder’s store in Brighton can be turned into a house after councillors granted planning permission. The application went...
Complaints were ignored at school now slated for closure
An investigation has uncovered a series of concerns about how Brighton’s oldest school was run before a proposal was made...
Hoardings herald start of Pavilion Gardens revamp
A bright hoarding has been put up in New Road ahead of work starting on the restoration of Pavilion Gardens....
Police dog helps track Brighton burglary suspect
A police dog helped to track down a burglary suspect in Brighton after a break-in in the small hours of...
Albion Foundation community café can keep plastic window frames
The owner of an old pub that was turned into flats, offices and the Albion Foundation community café has won...
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A leading make up artist has opened her first store in Brighton this week. Charlotte Tilbury has taken over the...
Woman in court on charges linked to people trafficking and drugs
A woman has appeared in court on charges linked to people trafficking and having drugs. Sussex…
Police dogs help track down burglary suspects
Two police dogs helped to track down burglary suspects in Brighton and near Bognor after two…
Man stabbed in park this afternoon
A man suffered significant injuries when he was stabbed in a park this afternoon (Saturday 28…