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Three men attack Brighton woman in her home at knifepoint

Three men forced their way into a woman’s home in Brighton and attacked her at knifepoint on Monday night (9 December). The men wore scarves to hide their faces and demanded money after they barged their way into the flat in Upper Hollingdean Road at about 10.30pm on Monday. They...

Posted On 11 Dec 2013 at 7:19 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Woman suffers effects of smoke in Hove kitchen fire

A woman suffered from the effects of breathing in smoke in a fire in a kitchen in Hove. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said: “Firefighters from Hove have tackled a kitchen fire which left a woman needing treatment for smoke inhalation.” A 999 call came in last night (Tuesday...

Posted On 11 Dec 2013 at 6:47 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Brighton and Hove’s 20mph zone grows by hundreds of streets

Most of Brighton and West Hove will have a 20mph speed limit after a vote by councillors today (Wednesday 11 December). Conservative and Labour members of Brighton and Hove City Council voted to exempt a few roads which are heavily used by buses and taxis. Then, with the Greens,...

Posted On 11 Dec 2013 at 4:14 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Plans to turn old Brighton children’s home into flats rejected

A plan to convert an old children’s home in Brighton into two blocks of flats has been rejected. Baron Homes was refused permission to build 31 flats on the site, in Wellington Road, Brighton, next to Ainsworth House. Brighton and Hove City Council planning officials said that...

Posted On 11 Dec 2013 at 3:32 pm

, By Frank le Duc

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Three men attack Brighton woman in her home at knifepoint

Woman suffers effects of smoke in Hove kitchen fire

Brighton and Hove’s 20mph zone grows by hundreds of streets

Plans to turn old Brighton children’s home into flats rejected

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