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Sussex cricketers through to T20 quarter finals after final group match rained off

Sussex are through to the quarter finals of the T20 cricket cup after their final group match against Surrey was rained off this evening (Friday 24 July). The two sides were due to meet at the Oval but the match was abandoned before the first ball could be bowled. As a result,...

Posted On 24 Jul 2015 at 11:47 pm

, By Frank le Duc

First floor bay window collapses onto Brighton street

Firefighters have been called to Kemp Town tonight after part of a first floor bay window collapsed onto the street below. East Sussex Fire and Rescue was called to the privately owned house in New Steine in Brighton at 9.14pm this evening after receiving reports of a dangerous...

Posted On 24 Jul 2015 at 10:29 pm

, By Jo Wadsworth

New Brighton buses celebrate Mr Seafront and Pride drag queen

Two new Brighton and Hove buses have been unveiled this week, both celebrating aspects of the city’s vibrant cultural scene. The bus company’s new Beach Bus was launched this morning, dedicated to the late Andy Durr who masterminded Brighton’s seafront revival,...

Posted On 24 Jul 2015 at 10:12 pm

, By Jo Wadsworth

The Times thunders against Southern’s decision to end trolley service on trains

The Times newspaper has chided Southern for its decision to scrap the trolley service from all trains from Sunday (26 July). The newspaper devoted one of its famous leading article opinion pieces to the subject today (Friday 24 July). It described the decision as “Trolley folly”...

Posted On 24 Jul 2015 at 7:11 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Brighton man fined after refusing to take breath test

A man from Brighton has been fined after he refused to take a breath test. Paul Hardy, 47, of Windlesham Road, Brighton, crashed his van into a bin in Hollingdean. But when officers from Sussex Police tried to test whether he had been drinking, he refused to blow into the...

Posted On 24 Jul 2015 at 6:36 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Brighton and Hove Albion player adds his voice to cancer campaign

Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder Beram Kayal has given his support to a campaign to raise awareness about skin cancer. The 27-year-old footballer has teamed up with Albion in the Community to promote the use of sunscreen as part of the campaign. They aim to encourage local...

Posted On 24 Jul 2015 at 5:06 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Health chiefs order investigation into closure of Hove doctors’ surgery

NHS bosses have ordered an investigation into the sudden closure of a doctors’ surgery in Hove. Goodwood Court Medical Centre closed after inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found that the risks to patient safety were too great if it stayed open. This week James...

Posted On 24 Jul 2015 at 3:17 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Developer comes out fighting against latest community pub campaign

A developer who wants to turn a former Brighton pub into housing is fighting back against a community bid to turn it into a community space. Godfrey Investments has submitted a new viability report to support its application to convert the Cuthbert Pub and build two more homes...

Posted On 24 Jul 2015 at 1:51 pm

, By Jo Wadsworth

FOI website suspends link with Brighton and Hove council after repeated data breaches

Pioneering freedom of information website WhatDoTheyKnow has paused its automated link from Brighton and Hove City Council after it repeatedly published private information online. MySociety, which runs the site, also provides the software which powers the council’s own FOI...

Posted On 24 Jul 2015 at 11:52 am

, By Jo Wadsworth

Brighton Station body formally identified as missing student Diogo Moreira

Police have confirmed that a body discovered by tracks outside Brighton Station on Wednesday has been formally identified as Diogo Moreira. The sad discovery was made shortly after midday on Wednesday, and yesterday morning his family posted on Facebook that they believed it was...

Posted On 24 Jul 2015 at 10:43 am

, By Jo Wadsworth

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Sussex cricketers through to T20 quarter finals after final group match rained off

First floor bay window collapses onto Brighton street

New Brighton buses celebrate Mr Seafront and Pride drag queen

The Times thunders against Southern’s decision to end trolley service on trains

Brighton man fined after refusing to take breath test

Brighton and Hove Albion player adds his voice to cancer campaign

Health chiefs order investigation into closure of Hove doctors’ surgery

Developer comes out fighting against latest community pub campaign

FOI website suspends link with Brighton and Hove council after repeated data breaches

Brighton Station body formally identified as missing student Diogo Moreira

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