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Room at the top for Brighton and Hove housing chief

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Nick Hibberd is keen to hear what thousands of tenants have to say about their homes after a landlord’s neglect cost the life of a friend.

Mr [...]

Court orders Brighton street trader to repay £195k profit from drug deals

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A Brighton street trader has been ordered to pay back £195,000 from the profits of drugs deals.

James John McCue, 66, laundered money for a prolific drugs [...]

Britain’s oldest poet publishes latest anthology – aged 100

By Alasdair Glennie

Sprightly Moss Rich celebrated the launch of his latest poetry anthology at the age of 100 – and promised his best work is still [...]

X-ray reveals Biggles the dog swallowed 42 stones

When Mark Barwis played catch with his energetic Springer Spaniel on the beach, he thought nothing [...]

Council’s £25k cycle counter doesn’t work

A cash-strapped council has been slammed for spending £25,000 on a state-of-the art machine to count bicycles that does not work.

The high-tech display, placed on a [...]

Dive-bombing seagulls halt mail delivery for a week

A family of dive-bombing seagulls who see red every time a postman passes stopped mail deliveries to an entire street for a week.

Scared Royal Mail workers [...]

Meet Mr Pooh: the seagull who thinks he’s a cat

A confused seagull adopted by a family after he fell down their chimney three years ago now acts as though he is one of their cats.

Steve [...]

Wounded war hero slams policewoman's £575,000 payout

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A soldier horrifically injured in Iraq has slammed the decision to pay a policewoman £575,000 in damages after colleagues called her “lipstick” – three times the [...]

£575,000 payout for policewoman called

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A policewoman who was called a “daisy”, “whoopsy” and a “lipstick” by her sexist colleagues has won up to £575,000 in damages, almost six times more than [...]

Cafe owner arrested for confronting yobs who ‘tormented’ him

A CAFE owner who tried to make a citizen’s arrest after being threatened by a gang of yobs was HIMSELF arrested on suspicion of assault.

Bob Young, [...]

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