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Former Brighton priest charged with child sex abuse

Frank le Duc — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:42:08 +0000

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

Frank le Duc — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:00:35 +0000

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’

Frank le Duc — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:02:50 +0000

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

Frank le Duc — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:50:45 +0000

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

Frank le Duc — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:39:03 +0000

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

Frank le Duc — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:33:02 +0000

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

Frank le Duc — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:53:39 +0000

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

Frank le Duc — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:00:55 +0000

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

Frank le Duc — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:38:09 +0000

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

Frank le Duc — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:17:54 +0000

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 [...]