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Brighton Conservatives have selected a 26-year-old trainee manager as their candidate for the St Peter’s and North Laine by-election. Rob Buckwell, who works for Majestic Wines, has been chosen to contest the seat vacated by Green councillor Keith Taylor. Mr Taylor has become a...

Trefor Hunter has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the St Peter’s and North Laine by election. Trefor has lived in Brighton since 1982, and been an active member of the community for over 30 years. He wants to implement a 20 mile per hour speed limit in...

Two last minute protests against Israel’s attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla in Brighton city centre attracted hundreds of demonstrators. Hundreds attended yesterday’s, which started at 6pm by the war memorial and was called just hours after Israel seized the...

Twin brothers from Brighton who conned £5m with betting and investment scams have been jailed for seven years. Paul and Gregory Spicer, both 35, conspired with Lee O’Donnell, 62, to defraud using a series of horse race betting leaflets to advertise an elaborate sting. Using...