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A woman was treated by paramedics after a lorry and car crashed in Brighton yesterday (Wednesday 1 July). East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said that crews were called to reports of a crash in Brighton. The fire service said: “Two fire engines from Roedean and Preston Circus...

Brighton and Hove Albion have signed left-back Gaetan Bong. The Cameroon international played 14 times for Wigan Athletic last season. He has also played for Olympiakos, having started his career with Metz. He is Albion’s third major signing of the close season. The club sai...

A horse spooked by thunder and lightning galloped through Brighton pulling an empty cart during this afternoon’s thunderstorm. The horse was in a field near Brighton Racecourse when it bolted at about 4pm, tearing along Freshfield Road with another horse and cart in hot...

More people with mental health problems were held in police cells as a place of safety in Brighton alone than in the whole of London last year. The figure for Brighton was 157 in the 2014-15 financial year, compared with 20 for the whole of the Metropolitan Police. But a few...

Brighton and Hove Albion have signed the former Tottenham Hotspur striker Daniel Akindayini on a free transfer. Albion said: “Akindayini has joined the club as a free agent and will now link up with Simon Rusk’s under-21 squad for pre-season training. “The 19-year-old played the...

The Royal Mail is urging dog owners to be more responsible after the number of postal workers bitten by dogs in Brighton and Hove rose 9% to 47 in the past year. Since new legislation allowing owners to be prosecuted for dog attacks that take place on private property came into...

A £9 million funding deal has been signed off for the new construction trades training centre at the City College campus in Whitehawk. Work is expected to start soon at the site in Wilson Avenue, Brighton. Some students and former students are likely to take part in the building...

Staff working at a Brighton call centre have chosen Rockinghorse as their charity of the year. Domestic and General, which has offices in Queen Square, Brighton, held a vote among its 900 contact centre staff for the first time. The company said: “The Brighton office elected...

A woman was injured after her car crashed with a scaffolding truck in a quiet Brighton street yesterday afternoon. The collision happened at 4.19pm on Queen’s Park Rise, near St Luke’s Primary School. Firefighters were called to reports people were trapped and crews...

The continuing revamp of the area around Brighton Station will see Terminus Road and part of Junction Road closed for a week from Monday. From 5am on Monday 6 July, Terminus Road and Junction Road southbound will be closed until Monday 13 July, to all traffic except taxis. The...