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Former Brighton priest arrested over child sex abuse claim

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A priest who has worked in Brighton and Hove has been arrested on suspicion of child sexual abuse.

Father Wilkie Denford, 76, has been questioned by Sussex [...]

Spirit of change helps revive Hove church

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A breath of fresh air has been breezing through church life in Hove over the past six months.

Talisker MacLeod, 30, was ordained as a deacon in [...]

More than 200 meet to help choose next bishop for Brighton and Hove

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More than 200 people went to a meeting in Brighton yesterday evening (Wednesday 23 November) to share their views on the next bishop to serve Brighton [...]

Brighton and Hove’s bishop opposes welfare reforms

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The Church of England bishop responsible for Brighton and Hove has signed an open letter criticising the coalition government’s welfare reforms.

The Bishop of Chichester, the Right [...]

The burning question about Lewes Bonfire

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Is Lewes Bonfire an important commemoration or a good excuse for a party?

The Bonfire prayers implore us to “Remember, remember the Fifth of November, the Gunpowder [...]

Hove MP says ban churches from holding weddings if they refuse to marry gay couples

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Hove MP Mike Weatherley says churches should agree to conduct gay marriage ceremonies or lose the right to host weddings at all.

The Conservative backbencher has written [...]

Tea bag recycling scheme launched in Brighton city centre

Tea bags, vegetable peel and coffee grinds will be recycled in a new scheme in Brighton city centre.

In a trial which could be replicated across the [...]

Help Poles use NHS in Brighton and Hove, urges report

More effort should be made to help Polish people living in Brighton and Hove understand how they can use the NHS, according to an official watchdog.

The [...]

Housing chiefs assess the challenges in Brighton and Hove

Council leader Bill Randall took a tour of almost a dozen key housing sites in Brighton and Hove yesterday (Monday 18 July).

He was joined by senior [...]

Wickedness of the church denounced by Brighton priest

The wickedness of the Catholic Church was denounced in a sermon by one of its own priests on Sunday.

The corruption of popes, the perversion of bishops [...]

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