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A Moulsecoomb man has been jailed for eight years for raping a 13-year-old girl and sexually assaulting her. Graham Wheatley, 40, of Birdham Road, Brighton, admitted raping the girl in Thetford, Norfolk, in 2003. He also pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting her in Portslade when...

A woman was hit by a bus in North Street in Brighton just before 3pm this afternoon (Friday 5 April). She was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Kemp Town but was not believed to be suffering from life-threatening injuries. The road was closed while the emergency...

A valuable diamond ring was stolen from a flat in Hove during a burglary. The victim has offered a £500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the theft. Sussex Police said that the flat in Wilbury Road, Hove, was...

A vicar who served in Brighton and Hove has been found guilty of child sex abuse. Father Keith Wilkie Denford, 78, was convicted by a jury at Hove Crown Court of abusing two boys while he was the vicar of St John the Evangelist Church in Burgess Hill. Denford, of Broad Reach...

A new health watchdog has been set up in Brighton and Hove as part of the government’s NHS reforms. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove takes over from the Brighton and Hove Local Involvement Network (LINk) which was set five years ago. The role of Healthwatch Brighton and Hove is to...

Up to 20 new jobs in the building trade will be on offer to people from Brighton and Hove next week. They will be offered to some of the 50 students and jobseekers taking part in the “Want to Work in Construction” initiative which is running at the Amex Stadium in Falmer. The...