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The opposition Labour group on Brighton and Hove City Council has elected a new leader. Councillor Warren Morgan takes over from fellow East Brighton councillor Gill Mitchell. Councillor Mitchell stepped down as leader but continues to represent her ward on the council....

The future of the King Alfred Leisure Centre is being discussed by at least two groups locally and will be the subject of a public meeting next week. The public meeting has been called by the Conservative MP for Hove Mike Weatherley. He is critical of the pace of progress of...

A 37-year-old moped rider suffered life-threatening head injuries in an accident in Hove at noon today (Tuesday 14 May). He was flown to King’s College Hospital in London where he is in a critical condition. The accident happened in Church Road at the top of Osborne Villas and...

Brighton murder suspect Ricardo Pisano has been told that he must stay in prison while he awaits trial. Pisano, 35, of Methuen Street, Southampton, appeared at Lewes Crown Court this morning (Tuesday 14 May) when he applied for bail. He is accused of murdering 62-year-old Michael...

Doctors at Brighton’s Accident and Emergency Department are having to divert some patients to other hospitals after a chemical leak in an air conditioning unit. But the Royal Sussex County Hospital said that A&E was still open and that no other ward or department was...

The Labour Party has shortlisted candidates as it prepares to choose someone to contest Hove at the next general election. The favourite to become the party’s contender has been widely assumed to be former Brighton and Hove City Council leader Simon Burgess. But a strong rival is...

The Education Secretary Michael Gove has praised the headmistress and staff at a Brighton primary school. Mr Gove made his remarks during a visit to Carlton Hill Primary School with fellow Conservative MP Simon Kirby, who represents Brighton Kemptown. The constituency includes...