Questions over scrutiny after casting vote thwarts review
The independence and effectiveness of scrutiny at Brighton and Hove City Council have been questioned because the Labour administration chairs...
Setback for social club in quest to sell drinks
A social club will be unable to relaunch after Brighton and Hove City Council turned down an application for a...
Council explains paused nature reserve fence plans
The council says plans to fence off a nature reserve so sheep can be grazed were paused after staff and...
Brighton Blue no longer used on restored seafront iron
The distinctive shade of aqua known as Brighton Blue is not being used for restored seafront terraces or lamp columns...
Council bin boss facing arson and burglary charges
A former council boss has denied setting three fires and burgling his elderly mother-in-law's home. Terry Bridgewater, 47, appeared at...
Revised plans for shopping centre to go before councillors
Long-awaited plans to redevelop the Meridian Centre site in Peacehaven are due to go before councillors next week. Lewes District...
Brighton Gasworks scheme paused
Plans to build hundreds of homes on the former Brighton Gasworks site on the seafront have been paused, an MP...
Brighton man charged with failing to comply with terrorist order
A Brighton man has been charged with failing to comply with an order made under the Counter Terrorism Act. Abubaker...
Suspected loan shark arrested
A Brighton man was arrested on suspicion of being a loan shark during a raid in the early hours of...
Planners due to decide whether old baths and nursery can become flats
Officials have backed plans to convert the home of a former council-run nursery into flats for temporary housing. Brighton and...
Councillors call in decision to turn Western Road into red route
A proposed red route for a stretch of Western Road has been “called in” by opposition councillors who want the...
18 months of roadworks set to begin on main seafront road
More main road disruption is set to hit Hove as work begins on installing a new cycle lane on the...
Officials back 47-bed shared house in old school
Plans to allow up to 47 people to live in a former school building for two years have been recommended...
Hundreds object to fencing off nature reserve for sheep grazing
Picture by Clive BonnyPlans to fully fence off a nature reserve so sheep can be grazed there over winter appear...
Jury told of moment paranoid gunman shot into crowded pub
A paranoid gunman shot into a crowded pub in an attempt to "do" a group of men he was convinced...
Day centre closure to go ahead after call-in request thwarted
Opposition councillors have been thwarted in a last-gasp attempt to save Wellington House Day Centre from closure by a vote...
Ombudsman orders payout over poor response to homeless woman
Poor complaint handling and failure to consider a resident’s situation led to Brighton and Hove City Council being ordered to...
Two in court over Brighton brawl
Two men have been charged over a brawl which closed a busy Brighton street on Friday night. The fight broke...
Police release CCTV after racist bus abuse
Detectives investigating a report of a racist tirade against passengers on a bus have released an image of a woman...
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Jury convicts 89-year-old man of sexually abusing four children over 30 years
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Woman bailed after motorcyclist dies in crash at the weekend
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Keep vapes, batteries and other electricals out of household rubbish, residents urged
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