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A man has been charged with hurling racist abuse at a police officer in Brighton. Bradley Jay Hughes, 31, has been bailed to appear in court next month accused of racially abusing the police officer just over three weeks ago. Sussex Police said that officers were called to...

Train company Southern has issued a reminder to cyclists about its ban on bikes on the day of the London to Brighton Bike Ride. The ban affects all cyclists – not just those taking part in Britain’s biggest charity bike ride – next Sunday (15 June). The annual bike ride is...

Former Hove mayor Bernard Jordan has returned home after attending the D-Day commemorations in Normandy. The 89-year-old was reported missing on Thursday (5 June) after deciding to make his own way to France for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings. He went AWOL – absent...

A woman from Peacehaven has been charged with drink driving in Hove after being arrested at noon on Friday (6 June). Lucky Gibbs, 41, was arrested on Friday after officers were called to a report of a damaged car in Third Avenue, Hove. Gibbs, of Dorothy Avenue, Peacehaven, was...

A report on a proposal to allow free parking in Brighton and Hove on Sundays has been criticised as inept and biased. The report was written after a petition was presented to Brighton and Hove City Council by local Liberal Democrats. One of those behind the petition, Jeremy Gale,...