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A man found guilty of a series of sexual assaults in Brighton over a number of months has been sent to prison. Jude Krishnan, 22, of Montpelier Crescent, Brighton, was jailed for six years and two months today (Friday 25 July). He was found guilty after a trial last month (June)...

Water features at two of Brighton’s most popular playgrounds have been drying up as the summer holidays begin in the middle of a heatwave. The fountains at the Level have been experiencing technical problems all year, and the paddling pool at the West Pier playground was...

A bizarre Brighton-based quiz which poses a series of lighthearted local dilemmas is proving an online hit this week. The quiz, published on Soapbox, asks people ten questions such as would you rather only be able to use the Volks Electric Railway for transport, or have the only...

The educational charity that sponsors two Brighton schools has been given planning permission to set up a university technical college (UTC) in Newhaven. The Aldridge Foundation hopes to open the UTC in September next year with backing from another local educational institution,...

Fly-tippers beware – if you dump rubbish around London Road, you may be caught in the act by a Brighton councillor armed with an iPad and a loud voice. Geoffrey Bowden, who represents Queen’s Park ward for the Green Party, tweeted a photo of this man after he and a...

Eight years after the ambitious plans to build the i360 observation tower on Brighton seafront, a ground-breaking ceremony is finally taking place. On Tuesday, afternoon, dignitaries and representatives of Brighton and Hove City Council, Brighton i360 and the West Pier Trust will...

Eight years after the ambitious plans to build the i360 observation tower on Brighton seafront, a ground-breaking ceremony is finally taking place. On Tuesday, afternoon, dignitaries and representatives of Brighton and Hove City Council, Brighton i360 and the West Pier Trust will...

Travellers who moved onto the grass next to the Lawn Memorial Park at Woodingdean  and Black Rock yesterday have moved on. Yesterday, travellers moved onto the grass next to the park, which adjoins the cemetery, causing outrage locally. Another group set up at Black Rock. Both...

A Brighton social media intern has caused a Twitterstorm by apparently threatening to run down cyclists who use the road instead of cycle lanes. Kirsty Boden tweeted: “Cyclists that ride on the road rather than the perfectly good cycle lanes are asking to be hit. By me....

A Brighton social media intern has caused a Twitterstorm by apparently threatening to run down cyclists who use the road instead of cycle lanes. Kirsty Boden tweeted: “Cyclists that ride on the road rather than the perfectly good cycle lanes are asking to be hit. By me....