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Hove businessman Rob Starr has won an award for raising awareness of Crohn’s disease when he swam the English Channel. Mr Starr, 44, who runs insurance and mortgage company Seico, of Goldstone Street, Hove, took part in a cross-Channel swim in August last year. He was raising...

Three men have been jailed for firearms offences after an investigation by Sussex Police. One of the men has also been sentenced over drugs offences. Ryan Carden, 28, of Shannon Close, Peacehaven, was sentenced to nine years in prison at Hove Crown Court yesterday (Thursday 21...

By Jenni Davidson A 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted near Brighton Station on Sunday 17 November. The incident happened between 8.45pm and 9pm at the top of Queens Road near the Queen’s Head pub. The girl was grabbed from behind by two men, who knocked her mobile...

By Jenni Davidson Councillor Penny Gilbey is stepping up a campaign for what she calls the ‘forgotten park’. The Labour councillor for North Portslade wants to see improvements to Mile Oak Park. She is holding a public meeting tonight for people to bring concerns and ideas for...