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A former Hove schoolboy hopes to win the backing of Sir Richard Branson for a marketing campaign worth £150,000. Seb Tucknott, 28, is taking part in Virgin Media Business’s Pitch to Rich 2015, competing against a number of other start-up businesses. Mr Tucknott, who grew up in...

By Tim Hodges from the Amex Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Watford 2 Albion lost their final home game of the season to promotion-chasing Watford in a lunchtime kick-off at the Amex. The Seagulls had chances to score early on with Chris O’Grady getting the ball stuck under...

A fire in Hove is believed to have started as a result of the reflection of the sun’s rays. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said that fire crews were called to a property in Wilbury Road, Hove, shortly before 5.15pm on Thursday (23 April). The alarm was raised after a report...

Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Watford 1  Watford lead Albion by a goal to nil after Troy Deeney pounced on a mistake by Seagulls captain Gordon Greer. Albion have had the better chances. Chris O’Grady got the ball stuck under his feet when well placed to shoot, then forced...

A Brighton man has been charged with raping a 15-year-old girl in Hove and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Obaidullah Shenwari, 21, unemployed, of Terminus Road, Brighton, was remanded in custody at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Friday 17 April. He was ordered to appear...

Brighton College has lodged an appeal after its plans to put up a £6.5 million classroom block were turned down by Brighton and Hove City Council. Officials recommended granting approval for the scheme – part of a bigger ten-year master plan for the expanding public school – but...