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Firefighters from Brighton and Hove joined dozens of colleagues trying to fight the fire that destroyed a theatre in Lewes at the weekend. They were among about 40 firefighters sent to tackle the blaze at the Phoenix Theatre in North Street, Lewes, on Saturday evening (29 March)....

A Hove court has jailed a Peacehaven man for 18 years for raping and sexual assaulting a young girl. Stephen Keen, 53, of Collingwood Close, Peacehaven, abused the girl from 2004 until 2011. He was found guilty of three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault by a jury at...

The last Brighton and Hove motorists who were on bail after being arrested during the annual Sussex Police drink drive crackdown have been charged. The force said that they brought the total number of people charged from the start of December, over Christmas and through to the...

Filipino nurses working in Brighton have won an award for their response to Typhoon Haiyan which devastated the Philippines last November. They were recognised at the Surrey and Sussex Proud to Care Awards on Friday evening (28 March), winning the Team Courage award. About 120...

The Green Party has re-elected Jason Kitcat as convenor – or leader – of the local party. He saw off a challenge from his former deputy Phélim Mac Cafferty. Councillor Kitcat won the vote of 12 of the 21 members of the Green group on Brighton and Hove City Council....

Police have issued an efit image of a man suspected of carrying out an armed robbery at a Hove betting shop. Sussex Police said that officers had made extensive inquiries about the robbery which happened at at about 10pm on Saturday 8 February. A man went into a branch of...

By Tim Hodges from the Amex Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Middlesbrough 2 The Albion were beaten for the second Saturday on the spin at the Amex and for the third time in a week in the league. Star striker Leo Ulloa missed a penalty. Despite dominating much of the first half, the...

A wheelchair-bound woman has petitioned Brighton and Hove City Council for help over the Hove Station footbridge. The bridge is the responsibility of Network Rail but Jennifer Keeble hopes that the council will work with Network Rail to make the station more accessible. The...

Award-winning illustrator Jonny Hannah has been announced as the cover artist for the 2014 Artists Open Houses festival brochure. For four weekends throughout May, artists and makers in Brighton and Hove will open their houses and studios up to the public – the largest event of...

Plans for free Sunday parking in Brighton and Hove took a step forward yesterday (Thursday 27 March). Local Liberal Democrats persuaded more than 1,250 people to sign a petition backing the proposal. This triggered a debate about waiving charges for on-street and off-street...