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A 20-year-old Brighton man suffered an injured face when he was attacked and robbed. The victim was punched in the face in the early hours of Friday (7 November) as he walked through Pavilion Gardens in Brighton. His phone was stolen in the attack which happened at about 2am....

A population boom, high property prices and limited space to build are creating a housing crisis in Brighton and Hove. At a Housing Committee meeting tomorrow (Wednesday), members of Brighton and Hove City Council will discuss a looming crisis. They will also talk about the...

A 20-year-old man from Brighton has been jailed for life for the attempted murder of two nurses. Connah Smith, of Vernon Terrace, Brighton, inflicted a seven-hour ordeal on the two young women which was described as “like something out of a horror movie”. He denied the charges...

The Hangleton Band has been given £250 from the proceeds of crime. The money was handed over by Inspector Jon Carter on behalf of the Hove Neighbourhood Policing Team. The money will be used to purchase a soprano cornet for the long-established brass band which has about 80...

A Brighton author and journalist is holding a “citizens’ drop-in” to help people learn more about how politics works. The event has been organised by Dan Jellinek, who wrote People Power: A User’s Guide to Democracy, and the Democratic Society, which promotes public participation...

Work is due to start next week on the £1.3 million restoration of the tower of St Peter’s Church in Brighton. The church has already spent a similar sum restoring the main building since the new team took over five years ago. The work on the tower is scheduled to be carried out...

A pensioner drove the wrong way down the A23 for ten miles until police stopped him on the edge of Brighton. The 73-year-old terrified drivers heading north from Brighton as he drove south in the overtaking lane from Hickstead. One driver was reported to have swerved to have...