Developer steps up pressure over Benfield Valley homes
The developer behind plans to build 101 homes in Benfield Valley has stepped up efforts to be able to press...
Empty premises to become coffee shop and flat
A new coffee shop can go ahead after the business owner was granted planning permission to make changes to a...
Art supplies store to become five-storey £5.3m block of flats
Plans to demolish an old art supplies store and build a five-storey block of flats have been approved by councillors....
Death of hundreds of trees on Hove seafront under investigation
The death of hundreds of newly planted trees on Hove seafront is being investigated by Brighton and Hove City Council....
BHASVIC pledges to work with theatre as sports pitch wins approval
Councillors granted planning permission for an artificial grass pitch and multi-use games area this afternoon (Wednesday 2 September) despite more...
Drill battery sparks city centre fire
A electric drill battery sparked a fire and the evacuation of homes and shops in North Street this afternoon. Part...
New homes on tap at derelict pub
Plans for 10 new “affordable” homes on a former pub site have been approved by councillors this afternoon (Wednesday 2...
Royal Pavilion and Brighton Museum boss to leave
The chief executive of the trust that runs the Royal Pavilion and Brighton Museum is to leave his post next...
Last paddle steamer to sail from Newhaven
The world's last seagoing paddle steamer is to make its first sailing from Newhaven since the 1980s later this month....
Milkshake fraudster back behind bars for more compo cons
A compensation conman who tried to get a payout over a faulty milkshake cup is facing another lengthy stretch in...
Family died after ‘getting into trouble’ in sea at Shoreham, inquest told
A 6-year-old girl rescued from the sea at Shoreham was resuscitated but died in hospital after showing signs of a...
Good grief – council to allow two more weeks for roadside shrines to crash victims
More time will be allowed for temporary memorials, shrines and tributes after a proposed two-week limit looks like being relaxed...
Another primary school cuts its intake
Queen’s Park Primary School is to cut its reception class intake to 30 pupils for the next two years because...
Man who suggested pelting synagogues with eggs is spared jail
An unemployed man who posted on Facebook suggesting throwing eggs, fruit and stink bombs at synagogues and Jewish businesses has...
Bus crashes into parked cars at Portslade Station
A bus crashed into a dozen parked cars at Portslade Station this afternoon, injuring three motorists. Boundary Road is closed,...
Proposal to close day centre to go before councillors
The council wants to sell the building that houses a day centre for some of the most vulnerable adults in...
NHS bosses extend Brighton doctors’ surgery contract from today
NHS bosses have extended the contract to run a Brighton doctors’ surgery for up to a year from today (Tuesday...
Shoreham deaths: Inquest due to open tomorrow
An inquest is due to open into the deaths of four members of the same family who were pulled from...
Plan for £5.3m block of flats due to be decided tomorrow
Plans for a five-storey block of flats are due to go before councillors tomorrow (Wednesday 2 September). A developer wants...
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Plans for 11-storey block of flats refused
Plans to build three blocks of flats – one of them 11 storeys high – above…
Jury clears woman of drug dealing
A jury found a woman not guilty of drug dealing charges after a two-week trial. Cara…
Abuser jailed for choking woman and animal cruelty
A domestic abuser has been jailed after he choked a woman and assaulted her and poured…