Rubber crumb sports pitches prompt concern from councillors
Concerns about the environmental impact of rubber crumb-based 3G sports pitches has prompted councillors to agree to look into the...
Asylum seeker accused of filming beach rape claims he tried to stop attack
An asylum seeker accused of filming a woman being raped by two others on Brighton beach has said he recorded...
Brighton vineyard turns rain-spoiled harvest into triumph with new sparkling rose
A new sparkling wine from Brighton's closest vineyard launched this week - partly the result of a terrible harvest two...
Councillors clash over food banks v cash
Councillors have clashed over the best way to help people in crisis and whether that should be with cash rather...
‘Pick and mix’ drug dealer jailed
A drug dealer caught in the act by police on patrol has been jailed for selling a "pick and mix"...
Oyster bar celebrates 20 years in Brighton with seafront event
Restaurant business Riddle and Finns has been granted permission to serve oysters and champagne on the prom over Easter. The...
Takeaway granted late-night delivery licence
A pizza takeaway owner has been granted a licence for late-night deliveries. Sussex Police and Brighton and Hove City Council...
Councillors back community health campaigners in battle against cuts
Campaigners fighting to keep mental health support services running at the Wellbeing Hub, in Preston Park, were given cross-party support...
Police officer barred for gross misconduct
A police officer has been barred for gross misconduct after she lied whe she said that she had watched security...
Abandoned police box to become two-bedroom home
A developer wants to convert an abandoned police box into a two-bedroom house in Fiveways. The one-storey brick building in...
Pop star becomes patron of Brighton HIV charity
Pop star and actor Olly Alexander has become a patron of Brighton-based HIV charity The Sussex Beacon. The songwriter and...
Labour resurrects ‘risky’ bus franchising plan
The city's Labour administration wants to take over running buses - despite a study five years ago concluding this risked...
Trench warfare? Pitch battle? More like a verbal duel over Brighton’s potholes
Councillors faced off over the state of the roads in Brighton and Hove as the wet and cold winter weather...
Some people foul beach because Kemp Town seafront lacks toilets, resident tells council
Some people are fouling a stretch of Brighton beach because of a lack of public toilets, councillors were told this...
Brighton burger bar closes after 13 years
A Brighton burger bar has closed after 13 years, according to its website and posters at the premises. MeatLiquor said:...
Woman spared prison after vicious robbery in Brighton
A woman who robbed a man with cerebral palsy in a vicious mugging has been given a suspended prison sentence....
Chef jailed for Hove seafront sex attacks
A 59-year-old chef has been jailed for a series of sexual assaults over four years, having mainly targeted women who...
Clamour grows for council housing on Brighton General Hospital land
The Brighton General Hospital site should be used for genuinely affordable social housing, according to a motion backed unanimously by...
Thousands sign petition aimed at saving day centre
More than 3,000 people have signed a petition opposing the proposed closure of the Wellington House day centre, in Brighton....
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A new therapeutic climbing course aims to help people improve their mental health alongside their footwork. Local therapist Stephanie Fitchett...
Sussex Police officer sacked over sex assault claim
Sussex Police sacked a PC who pestered a colleague for sex while they were away from…
Police officer barred for gross misconduct
A police officer has been barred for gross misconduct after she lied whe she said that…
Suspected drug driver crashes into bridge
A suspected drug driver crashed into a bridge, Sussex Police said. The force said: “We are…