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A Hove leisure centre has been fitted out with a half a million pound gym. The gym at the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Kingsway, Hove, has been kitted out with more than 40 new items. Brighton and Hove City Council said that the exercise had cost £450,000 and put the space...

The suspected bomb found in Hove cemetery this morning turned out to be a metal ornament. The suspicious object was reported to police at about 11.30am and a section of the cemetery, in Old Shoreham Road, Hove, was cordoned off. Sussex Police officers called in bomb disposal...

Labour’s new political assistant started work today at Brighton and Hove City Council. Liam Ronan, 25, has taken the post on a temporary contract which runs until just after the local elections in May. He will support the work of the group of 13 Labour councillors on the...

The final design for the revamped skateboard park in Hollingdean will be shown to youngsters and campaigners in the area next Monday (17 January). Hollingdean Development Trust is hosting an exhibition at the community centre in Thompson Road from 3pm to 6pm. Trustees and...

A suspected unexploded bomb has been found in Hove cemetery. Sussex Police officers have cordoned off the area and are waiting for bomb disposal officers to arrive at the cemetery in Old Shoreham Road, Hove. The suspected device is not believed to be new but could be an...

A man in his forties was found injured on the Brighton bypass just after the rush hour yesterday evening. It is believed that he jumped from the Ditchling Road bridge which crosses the A27 to Coldean Lane. The 47-year-old local man had suffered serious head injuries and was taken...

A Peacehaven motorcyclist died after a crash involving five other cars and vans. The 52-year-old man lost his life on the M23 just after junction 10a by Maidenbower at about 6.10am on Saturday (8 January). The drivers of the three cars and two vans involved in the accident on the...

A Brighton charity has issued a public thank you to staff from a holiday firm who donated presents for children in hospital on Christmas Day. Rockinghorse, based in Prince Albert Street, thanked staff at Virgin Holidays for supporting the charity’s “Christmas at the Alex” appeal...