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Hidden sewer could have caused North Laine house collapse

Anyone planning building work in the North Laine is being warned to take extra care following the collapse of a house last month. The North Laine Community Association (NLCA) was told on February 17 that work to the basement of an end of terrace house in Over Street had put it at...

Posted On 18 Mar 2015 at 5:21 pm

, By Jo Wadsworth

Burning car murder victim was missing Hove patient

A woman whose body was found in a burning car near Crawley last week has been identified as Janet Muller, who went missing from a hospital in Hove. Sussex Police launched an appeal for information about the 21-year-old student’s whereabouts on Saturday, after she left Mill...

Posted On 18 Mar 2015 at 5:03 pm

, By Jo Wadsworth

Two Brighton men charged after drink and drug driving crackdown

Two men from Brighton have been charged as part of the annual Christmas crackdown on drink and drug driving by Sussex Police. Aaron MacDonald, 43, was arrested on Wednesday 31 December after officers found him slumped over the wheel of his car at 6.30am in Marine Parade,...

Posted On 18 Mar 2015 at 2:50 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Chancellor names Hove air ambulance charity as beneficiary of budget

The Chancellor George Osborne praised a Hove air ambulance charity during his budget today (Wednesday 18 March) and promised extra funds for it. Mr Osborne told a packed House of Commons: “We’ve backed brilliant local charities in the past, and we do so again today, with funds...

Posted On 18 Mar 2015 at 2:45 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Masterchef winner to design i360 menu

A MasterChef winner will be creating dishes for the brasserie at the Brighton i360 made from ingredients sourced from within view of the tower when it opens next year. Steven Edwards, who won MasterChef: The Professionals in 2013 and is behind Brighton pop-up restaurant etch,...

Posted On 18 Mar 2015 at 1:08 pm

, By Jo Wadsworth

Drunk and drugged Brighton driver crashed then tried to hide in his mother’s house

A drink-driver panicked after crashing his van into a bollard so abandoned it and went and hid in his mother’s house. Thomas Fox smashed his white Ford Transit into the post in The Broadway off Whitehawk Road, Brighton, at 5.40pm on 28 December and fled. After searching the...

Posted On 18 Mar 2015 at 1:01 pm

, By Jo Wadsworth

Brighton and Hove streets to be given a spring clean

Parts of Brighton and Hove streets will be spruced up at the weekend as residents join forces with council staff to spring clean their area. They will be targeting streets in Kemp Town, Brunswick and Roundhill as well as Hodshrove Woods in Moulsecoomb. The events are being...

Posted On 18 Mar 2015 at 9:40 am

, By Frank le Duc

High Court judge bans Brighton teenager from going to fight in Syria

A High Court judge has banned a teenager from Brighton from following his brothers to fight in Syria. Three of the 16-year-old’s older brothers have travelled to Syria where two of them have died. The other brother was reported to have been wounded but was still fighting in Syria...

Posted On 18 Mar 2015 at 12:07 am

, By Frank le Duc

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Hidden sewer could have caused North Laine house collapse

Burning car murder victim was missing Hove patient

Two Brighton men charged after drink and drug driving crackdown

Chancellor names Hove air ambulance charity as beneficiary of budget

Masterchef winner to design i360 menu

Drunk and drugged Brighton driver crashed then tried to hide in his mother’s house

Brighton and Hove streets to be given a spring clean

High Court judge bans Brighton teenager from going to fight in Syria

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