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Firefighters rescued a cat from a smoke-filled flat in Hove this morning (Friday 27 November). Fire crews were called to tackle a blaze in the kitchen of a third-floor flat in Dallington Road just aftr 10.15am. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said: “A third-floor flat was...

The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for the weekend with gusts of up to 70mph expected. The high winds are forecast to strengthen slightly on Monday and the blowy spell could last until late Wednesday when forecasters are expecting heavy rain, possibly up to half...

By Tim Hodges Albion Reporter  Bobby Zamora is poised to start his first Albion home game for more than 12 years at the Amex tomorrow. Albion boss Chris Hughton told Brighton & Hove News that Zamora was “certainly in the frame ” to start. Hughton added that...

By Roz Scott Seven libraries will have to close unless Hove Library moves from its historic home in Church Road to the Hove Museum site in New Church Road. The cost of trying to keep things as they are in the current financial situation was spelt out by a council official at a...

The three MPs for Brighton and Hove took public HIV tests today (Friday 27 November) to encourage more local people to check for the virus. The quick and simple finger-prick blood tests were carried out at the Terrence Higgins Trust, in Ship Street, Brighton, as part of National...

Albion boss Chris Hughton is happy with the pressure of being at the top end of the league and is pleased to hear what other managers and players are saying about the Seagulls. Our reporter Tim Hodges reminded the Albion boss of the compliments both Hull midfielder Tom...

A bike hire scheme for Brighton and Hove is now set to go following full funding approval from the Coast to Capital (C2C) Local Transport Body yesterday (Thursday, 26 November).    The news comes two days after the council’s Environment, Transport and...

The team behind the police helicopter have defended the launch of NPAS Redhill for a stolen motorbike explaining that a police chase is far safer carried out via air than road. The chopper was up over the city twice yesterday – first for a motorbike stolen from Providence...