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Adam Fitchett, 19, of no fixed abode has been charged today after an attempted robbery of a man in East Street, Brighton. Sussex Police said that the attempted robbery took place yesterday (Thursday 18 November). Fitchett appeared at Lewes Crown Court today and has been charged...

Tenant activist Chris Kift is calling for a high turnout tomorrow (Saturday 20 November) at the tenant and leaseholder-organised City Assembly at Hove Town Hall. Mr Kift, current chair of the assembly, said: “Tenants and leaseholders have organised a packed day of discussion and...

A new Brighton theatre company is staging its first production this week. Big Pants Theatre Productions is performing Blue Remembered Hills by Dennis Potter at The Lectern in Lewes Road, Brighton. The cast and crew met at the Academy of Creative Training (ACT), the Brighton drama...

Cine-City, Brighton’s annual film festival, opened last night with a screening of The King’s Speech. The programme this year includes two short documentaries made by students from Sussex University. Most of the films screened during this year’s festival will be shown at the Duke...

Hundreds of commuters from Brighton and Hove will face having to use a different London station over the next six weeks. Blackfriars closes tomorrow until the end of the year as part of the Thameslink upgrade. Most commuters from Brighton and Hove travel to London Victoria,...

The six staff due to lose their jobs today at Brighton and Hove’s daily newspaper have been given a four-week reprieve. The Argus was due to make six news sub-editors redundant today as staff who belong to the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) start a second day on strike. The...