Public to vote on neighbourhood plan
A plan to encourage more family homes, manage the spread of student houses and protect green spaces is due to...
Sussex well beaten in One Day Cup at Durham
Durham 352-5 (50 overs) Sussex 280 (43.5 overs) Durham (4 points) beat Sussex (0 points) by 72 runs A magnificent...
Restaurant boss criticises licence review as ‘monstrous waste of time’
A restaurant owner said that a licence review was a “monstrous waste of time” after neighbours lodged noise complaints which...
Brighton rapist jailed for life
A Brighton man who groomed and exploited a vulnerable woman with money and drugs before he raped and sexually assaulted...
Police hunt suspected jewellery thief
Sussex Police issued a public appeal for help tracing a suspected jewellery thief. The force said: “Do you know this...
Thousands sign petition objecting to red route in Western Road
Thousands of people have signed a petition objecting to a “red route” in Western Road but the council has defended...
Council gives public more time to submit questions
Public questions to Brighton and Hove City Council can now be submitted up to four working days before meetings of...
Parking problems prompt third consultation in Hollingdean
People living in the northern end of Hollingdean will have a third chance to share their views on a controlled...
Council may set up more trusts to care for ‘heritage assets’
More trusts could be set up to run council-owned “heritage assets” along the lines of the Royal Pavilion and Museums...
Raymond Briggs’s personal library goes on sale at Oxfam
More than a thousand books from Raymond Briggs’s personal library have gone on sale at Oxfam’s Hove bookshop and online....
Fatboy Slim helps save Brighton music venue
Back on Thursday 15 May last year, we announced that Music Venue Properties (MVP), the pioneering Charitable Community Benefit Society...
Ancient cedars fenced off to protect trees and public
Fencing has been put up to protect a group of ancient cedar trees in a historic park – and to...
Leading councillor criticises Royal Pavilion trust in searing resignation letter
A leading councillor resigned from the Royal Pavilion and Museums Trust in the lead up to a strike by staff...
Brighton MP leaves government as Burnham appoints new team
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven MP Chris Ward has left the government as the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues to...
Independent review under way into lessons from primary school closure
An independent review has started looking into what went wrong at a Brighton primary school which went from being highly...
Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show – Review
Based on the much-loved animated preschool TV series, Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show is packed full of music, adventure and...
Driver wanted for assault
Police are trying to trace a car driver who attacked a pedestrian close to a park in Hove. Sussex Police...
King Alfred short-changes children and young people, say objectors
The new King Alfred swimming pool offers little for older children and young adults, according to objectors. Hundreds of people...
Council could give public more time to frame questions
The public could be given more time to come up with questions before meetings of the full council. At the...
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