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Former Brighton priest charged with child sex abuse

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A priest who worked in Brighton and Hove has been charged with sexually assaulting two boys more than 20 years ago.

Father Wilkie Denford, 77, of Broad [...]

New bishop appointed for Brighton and Hove

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A new bishop has been appointed for Brighton and Hove and the surrounding area.

The Right Reverend Dr Martin Warner, 53, is the new Bishop of Chichester, [...]

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 [...]

Looking for a New England in the heart of Brighton

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A whole area of Brighton went off the rails and it’s taken decades to lay the foundations for a revival.

It’s 55 years since they stopped building [...]

Brighton and Hove transport chief maps out the road ahead

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There’s good news and there’s bad news.

The good news is that the amount of money being spent improving the roads and pavements around Brighton and Hove [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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