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A nurse from Brighton suffered a serious injury to her eye while the March for England and counter-protest were taking place last weekend. The 25-year-old woman was an innocent passer-by when a thug threw a missile which hit her in the face. Sussex Police said: “She crouched to...

A new head has been appointed by the governors of the Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (PACA). James Fox, who has been acting as interim principal since January, will take on the job permanently. He took over from Stuart McLaughlin who left at Christmas, weeks after a visit...

A plan to house homeless people in shipping containers in an old metal scrap yard in Brighton has been given approval. Brighton Housing Trust (BHT) and developer QED have been granted temporary planning permission for the scheme for five years. They will put up recycled shipping...

Two teenagers from Brighton and Hove are to go on trial charged with assault after a man was attacked and left in a coma. Max Corbett, 19, unemployed, of Albany Villas, Hove, and a 17-year-old boy from Brighton are accused of attacking three other men in separate incidents on the...

Brighton will have an open air cinema on the beach for the second summer running. Brighton’s Big Screen showed the Olympics and popular films last summer and is promising more box office hits, classics and live sport this summer. The films include Les Miserables, Life of Pi and...

The A27 eastbound was shut for an hour after four vehicles crashed at the end of the rush hour this morning (Friday 26 April). A transporter, a lorry, a van and a car crashed on the Hangleton section of the Brighton bypass at about 8.45am. Sussex Police said: “A road traffic...

A former Brighton police sergeant faces a prison sentence after he admitted selling information to The Sun newspaper. James Bowes, 30, a former member of the Brighton and Hove Neighbourhood Policing Team, pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office at the Central Criminal...

A mobile tyre fitter had his van impounded when he went to help a customer who had been stopped by Preston Park in Brighton. His van was clamped when it was found to have no tax or MoT, Sussex Police said. The fitter then disclaimed all rights to the vehicle so it was impounded....