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Brighton on brink of ruling out park and ride for a generation

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The prospect of a park and ride site to serve Brighton and Hove is about to be ruled out for a generation.

Anyone with views on the [...]

Brighton wildlife group given £27k lottery grant

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A lottery grant will help a Brighton wildlife group fund new habitats for dormice, owls, butterflies and bats and a nature trail for families.

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Russian gymnasts asked to train in old Hove church but are told ‘you haven’t a prayer’

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Russia’s Olympic gymnastics squad asked to train in Hove so that they could prepare for the Games this summer.

But the local club said that its gym [...]

Popular PE teacher’s funeral to be held in Brighton today

The funeral of a popular PE teacher is to be held in Brighton today (Wednesday 4 April).

Geoff Schaverien died aged 64 on Friday 23 March. He [...]

Police order Hove councillor away from travellers camp for her own safety

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A Hove councillor has criticised the slow response of police and council officials saying that it permitted an unofficial travellers camp to quadruple in size.

Councillor Dawn [...]

Three arrested in Brighton after police stop suspected stolen car

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Three people were arrested after police stopped a suspected stolen car on the Brighton and Hove boundary in the early hours of yesterday (Sunday 26 February).

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Brighton and Hove free school attracts hundreds of applications before it even opens

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The number of young children in Brighton and Hove is growing. It could soon outstrip the number of primary schools places available.

So you’d think that when [...]

Snow disrupts road and rail journeys to and from Brighton and Hove

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Two to three inches of snow fell on the hillier suburbs and eastern parts of Brighton and Hove overnight.

Heavier falls north of the Downs affected journeys [...]

Brighton and Hove’s poorest babies are less likely to be breastfed

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Fewer babies breastfeed in the poorer parts of Brighton and Hove, according to an official report.

But the percentage of mothers breastfeeding their babies at six to [...]

Passenger dies after stolen car crashes in police chase in Brighton

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A 35-year-old man died after a stolen car crashed in Brighton while being chased by police.

Two men from Brighton, who were also in the stolen car, [...]

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