Hove death crash victims named

The motorcyclist and pillion passenger who were killed in a collision on the A259 yesterday have now been formally identified. Daniel Easom, 25, and passenger Katie Orgles, 25, both of Radbone Close, Worthing, died in a collision outside the King Alfred Leisure Centre at around...
Posted On 30 Jun 2010 at 8:11 pm

Three arrested over Brighton attack

Three people were arrested on suspicion of assault after a man was attacked in Regency Square, Brighton, at around 1.15am today (Tuesday 29 June). Detective Sergeant Chris Sherwell said: “The victim flagged down police officers driving along the seafront and was driven round the...
Posted On 30 Jun 2010 at 7:58 am

Hove crash prompts police plea for information

The two people who died in a motorbike crash early this morning were a 30-year-old man and his pillion passenger, a woman of 25. According to Sussex Police, they died when they came off a silver and blue Suzuki heading east along Kingsway, the A259, outside the King Alfred...
Posted On 29 Jun 2010 at 11:16 pm

Brighton and Hove churches may be "at risk"

Dozens of churches are to be added to the English Heritage at risk register which is due to be published tomorrow (Wednesday 30 June). At least two Brighton and Hove churches could be among those included. The two are the Holy Trinity Church in Blatchington Road, Hove, and St...
Posted On 29 Jun 2010 at 9:01 am

Doctor warns Brighton conference about NHS cuts

A conference in Brighton has been told that cuts are being made in the NHS in a haphazard way. As a result patient care could be harmed, said Dr Hamish Meldrum, while jobs are being lost and patients are being denied access to services. Dr Meldrum was speaking at the start of the...
Posted On 29 Jun 2010 at 8:39 am

Two die in Hove seafront motorcycle crash

A man and a woman were killed in a motorbike crash outside the King Alfred Leisure Centre on the A259 Kingsway in Hove in the early hours of the morning. The road remains closed eastbound while a full investigation is carried out, although police say they hope to open it by about...
Posted On 29 Jun 2010 at 8:13 am

Brighton CCTV camera helps catch child abuse suspect

Brighton’s CCTV cameras have enabled Sussex Police to help catch a man alleged to have abused children in Australia and New Zealand. Roderick Robinson, 72, faces – among others – a charge of attacking a girl of nine in Sydney. He failed to answer bail and came back to...
Posted On 29 Jun 2010 at 8:12 am

Brawling Brighton teens attack Good Samaritans on The Level

Passers-by were attacked when they tried to break up teenagers fighting on The Level in Brighton in the early hours of Saturday morning. Officers were called at 1.35am following a report of a large fight involving a group of boys and girls aged between 16 and 18. They believe a...
Posted On 28 Jun 2010 at 8:58 pm

Brighton Pride ends controversial bar contract

Brighton Pride has severed its controversial bars contract with 19 Events after the company failed to pay any of the money it owed – and has signed a new four-year deal with Club Revenge. The festival organisers were criticised for hiring 19 Events after it transpired that...
Posted On 28 Jun 2010 at 8:06 pm

Homophobic nightmare tenant evicted from Kemp Town flat

A homophobic Kemp Town woman who posted a porn magazine smeared with semen through her neighbour’s letterbox has been evicted. The 35-year-old resident, who has not been named, waged a three-month war of antisocial behaviour and intimidation from her home at Flat 3, 25...
Posted On 28 Jun 2010 at 7:43 am