Brighton Pride chairman steps down

Robert Clothier, the chairman of Pride in Brighton and Hove, has announced that he is stepping down from the board of Pride from today. Mr Clothier, who has been a trustee for four years, took over as chairman in November last year. He is stepping down to concentrate on his...
Posted On 15 Sep 2010 at 10:33 pm

PCSO posts added to the cull of a thousand Sussex police jobs

More than a hundred people who applied to be police community support officers are being contacted by Sussex Police and told the jobs have been withdrawn. The move follows the announcement by the force that budget cuts could affect more than a thousand staff. About 500 police...
Posted On 15 Sep 2010 at 7:36 pm

Boy knocked out cold in unprovoked attack in Rottingdean

A boy of 15 was knocked unconscious in an unprovoked attack in Rottingdean. The Longhill School pupil was walking home along a footpath when a man in a balaclava running towards him hit him in the face. The force of the blow knocked the lad off his feet. He fell down an...
Posted On 15 Sep 2010 at 6:48 pm

One in three electric blankets tested in Brighton and Hove found to be unsafe

One in three electric blankets tested in Brighton and Hove were found to be unsafe. Given the high number of fires blamed on faulty blankets – 5,000 a year nationally – Brighton and Hove City Council and East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service are offering free tests again. The fire...
Posted On 15 Sep 2010 at 6:30 pm