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A 16-year-old girl from Brighton has been charged with burglary and bailed to appear in court. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of breaking into a house in The Highway in Moulsecoomb on Tuesday 5 August. After her arrest by Sussex Police she was...

What would you do if you woke up to find Brighton had been taken over by zombies – and there was only one spot left on the last train out? That’s the dilemma posed by new board game ZomBN1, the follow-up to Bedsit Games’ BN1. Creator Paul Stapleton said:...

A teenager who went missing in Brighton after being spotted walking towards the Old Steine with two men has been found. Reem Abu Sharma was visiting family in Brighton when she went missing on Sunday evening.  Police today said she had been found and thanked the public for their...

Bus lanes and cycle lanes are commonplace in Brighton and Hove – but now a practical joker has created the city’s first skateboard lane. For every bicycle mark along the Hove Lawns cycle lane, a skateboard mark has been painted to match it. The markings were spotted...

Plans to revamp Brighton Dome’s Corn Exchange and Studio Theatre have been unveiled. The Brighton Dome has applied to demolish an existing single storey link building between the two and build a new three storey infill in its place. This would house new foyers, bars, a box...

A woman has applied for permission to build a cattery in the back garden of her home in Downs Valley Road, Woodingdean. Marie Smith wants to build a 4ft shed in her garden to house a commercial cattery, which will hold up to three cats. You can see the plans in full here. 

A landlord is making a second attempt at getting permission for the conversion of a chapel off Elm Grove into a student house. Mr K Keehan first rented the former chapel in De Montfort Road to students in September 2012, but there was no permission to use it as a home, let alone...

A garage site which caught fire yesterday afternoon (27 August 2014) has been handed back to its owners after a re-inspection by firefighters. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was called out at 4.04pm to the Madeira Garage on May Road in Brighton. At the height of the...

It’s one of the city centre’s most-loved landmarks – but it’s probably best not to use the Clock Tower to set your watch right now, as it’s running almost four minutes late. The tardiness was spotted by eagle-eyed Ben Collier, who can see the tower...

A plan to turn a former Brighton pub into a hostel has been rejected. The planning application to convert the Toby Inn, in Cowley Drive, Woodingdean, was thrown out at a meeting at Hove Town Hall this afternoon (Wednesday 27 August). Councillor Dee Simson, who represents...