Traffic commissioner calls Brighton roadworks summit

The Traffic Commissioner has called a summit to address the impact of roadworks on buses in Brighton and Hove. Nick Denton, who oversees the running of buses in London and the south east, has asked Brighton and Hove City Council and bus operators for a meeting at “an early...
Posted On 22 Apr 2015 at 8:32 pm

Man in court over three Brighton burglaries

Police have arrested and charged a man with burglaries in Brighton. Anthony Moore, 47, unemployed, of Sandhurst Avenue, Brighton, has been charged with three burglaries. Two of them were in Sussex Square, in Kemp Town, between Sunday 29 March and Thursday 9 April and Monday 16...
Posted On 22 Apr 2015 at 6:53 pm

Listed building in Brighton to make way for new ‘Lane’

The oldest building in North Street is to be demolished as part of a scheme to crate a new entrance to The Lanes. Councillors voted by seven votes to five to approve a scheme that would mean the demolition of the Timpsons shop at 15 North Street, Brighton. Some members of the...
Posted On 22 Apr 2015 at 4:26 pm

Vomiting swimmer closes Brighton pool

A Brighton swimming pool had to close for two days after someone threw up in the water. St Luke’s swimming pool closed on Monday afternoon following the incident, and the chlorine levels were raised. It then took until Wednesday afternoon for the chlorine levels to return...
Posted On 22 Apr 2015 at 4:14 pm

Brighton kidnap victim found safe and well

Detectives have traced a man who was kidnapped off the street in Brighton. Tony Kurt has contacted officers after seeing the force’s video appeals in English and Albanian for him to come forward. The 19-year-old is safe and well and is now being interviewed about his...
Posted On 22 Apr 2015 at 4:02 pm

Portslade company’s expansion plans approved despite parking reservations

A Portslade car leasing and contract hire company can build new premises next to its car dealership despite reservations about parking problems in the area. Rivervale was granted planning permission for the new premises in Victoria Road, Portslade, subject to the company agreeing...
Posted On 22 Apr 2015 at 3:20 pm

First look at fountains set to replace the Mazda

Artist’s impressions of the fountains which are set to be a replacement for the at-threat Mazda Fountain have been released. The drawings are included in a new planning application submitted by Brighton and Hove City Council giving details of the landscaping of the Valley...
Posted On 22 Apr 2015 at 2:57 pm

Caroline Lucas’s husband in street spat with Labour canvassers

A group of Labour canvassers knocking on doors in Preston Park were confronted by Caroline Lucas’s husband in the street this weekend. Richard Savage came out of the Green candidate’s family house to speak to the Labour group on Sunday evening, which included city...
Posted On 22 Apr 2015 at 12:29 pm

Have a nose round a new Brighton bus

One of Brighton’s new Coaster buses will be parked in New Road on Saturday morning giving out free ice cream and cupcakes to bus enthusiasts. The blue and green buses, which are running along the coast on the number 12 route, have all been named after notable locals...
Posted On 22 Apr 2015 at 12:19 pm

Fourth arrest in Brighton kidnap case

Detectives investigating the kidnapping of a man in Brighton have made a fourth arrest. Just before 6pm on Sunday, 12 April, a man was bundled into a Vauxhall Astra with the registration number HN05 FPY in Princes Terrace, Brighton, after he got out of a taxi in the road. The...
Posted On 22 Apr 2015 at 11:59 am
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