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The Met Office has issued a warning that parts of the seafront in Brighton and Hove could be flooded. It said that strong winds would coincide with a spring tide shortly before 11.30am today (Friday 14 December). Southwesterly winds of 45mph have been forecast while sea levels...

The next Mayor of Brighton and Hove was chosen by councillors at a meeting at Brighton Town Hall this evening (Thursday 13 December). Councillor Denise Cobb, 59, has been a Conservative member of Brighton and Hove City Council since 1999 and represents Westbourne ward in Hove....

Two men who were at a protest which targeted Hove MP Mike Weatherley are being hunted by Sussex Police. Officers have asked for help tracking down the men who were pictured at the Sussex University campus in Falmer on Wednesday 14 November. Sussex Police said that officers were...

The old London Road Co-op in Brighton is to be converted into a university halls of residence with room for 351 students. Brighton and Hove City Council Planning Committee gave planning permission for the scheme today a year after turning similar plans. The main differences are...

A 24-year-old motorcyclist from Brighton has died after a crash near the top of Bear Road in Brighton last night (Tuesday 11 December). The victim was riding a Yamaha motorbike when the accident happened at the junction with Tenantry Down Road shortly after 8.30pm yesterday. The...

By Tim Embleton Lewes 2 Whitehawk 3 Ryman Premier League high-fliers Whitehawk visited the Dripping Pan in Lewes on Saturday (8 December) to taking on a side that had not lost a home game since the first week of the season. The match was a historic first meeting between local...

The 85-year-old Hove man who was arrested on suspicion of murdering his 71-year-old wife has died in hospital. Frederick Saunders, of King George VI Mansions in Court Farm Road, Hove, was arrested after a member of the South East Coast Ambulance Service staff called police to his...

Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove, and Caroline Lucas, the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, have called for the open publication of licences granted for animal experiments. They have signed a House of Commons motion which highlights the lack of transparency around...

The man in charge of Sussex University has been chosen as one of the 12 members of the new slimline General Medical Council (GMC). Michael Farthing, 64, will take up his post with the medical profession’s regulator from Tuesday 1 January. His appointment was welcomed at the...

The campaign to ensure people in Brighton and Hove are paid a living wage has won the backing of businesses and other big employers. Brighton and Hove Chamber of Commerce, which is the driving force behind the local scheme, said more firms were on course to commit to the scheme....