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Brighton councillor apologises for ‘rape’ tweet

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A Brighton councillor and cabinet member has resisted calls for his resignation and apologised for making what was intended as a light-hearted remark about rape.

Green councillor [...]

Brighton father and daughter jailed for attacking her ex-boyfriend

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A father and daughter from Brighton were jailed today (Tuesday 17 January) for a savage attack on her ex-boyfriend.

Patrick Lyons, 56, of Down Terrace, Brighton, was [...]

Brighton binman jailed for sexually assaulting teenage girls

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A Brighton binman has been jailed for nine years for sexually abusing teenage girls.

A jury convicted Stephen Marsh, 54, of Firle Road, Brighton, of four counts [...]

Standards panel reaches verdict on conduct of Hove councillor

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A Hove councillor faces no punishment after a hearing found that she broke the rules about standards of conduct.

Councillor Dawn Barnett was cleared of failing to [...]

Former cabinet minister enters Hove by-election fray with plea to keep toilets open

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A former Labour cabinet minister is due to visit Hove tomorrow morning (Monday 12 December) to support the party’s campaign to keep open public toilets threatened [...]

Brighton and Hove councillors to make it harder to obtain a drinks licence

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Tougher licensing rules look likely to be applied to a much wider area of Brighton and Hove.

The venues most affected will be late-night takeaways and off-licences, [...]

Saltdean Lido ‘at risk’ according to English Heritage

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Saltdean Lido has been added to English Heritage’s list of “at risk” buildings.

It is one of five buildings and five conservation areas in Brighton and Hove [...]

All change for Brighton and Hove parliamentary seats

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Proposals to change the parliamentary boundaries for Brighton and Hove have been published.

The city will still be served by three MPs but the seats will each [...]

Brighton woman lived with partner’s dead body for five weeks

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A disabled Brighton woman was found in a frail state five weeks after the death of her partner, who was also her carer.

Jessica Makarab, 51, of [...]

Brighton man sentenced for having child porn

A 36-year-old Brighton man has been sentenced to a three-year community order with supervision for making indecent computer images of children.

Nigel Hammond, of Egremont Place, Brighton, [...]

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