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A Brighton after school club, valued by some of the area’s poorest parents, is to close within weeks because of a funding shortfall. The closure of the Whitehawk After School Project (WASP) is expected to affect up to a hundred children. Members of the Brighton and Hove City...

A stunning aerial video flying over the West Pier shows the Grand Old Lady from angles previously only seen by seagulls. High Flying Lens sent a drone out over the derelict Grade I Listed pier and caught these haunting images of its remains.

Security at the empty Lectern pub, where a squat was raided on Sunday, is to be tightened after three men were caught trying to get inside this morning. Police were called to the pub on Pelham Terrace, Lewes Road, at 7,52am this morning by someone who had spotted the trio trying...

Green Party councillor Ben Duncan is planning to run in the election for the police and crime commissioner’s job in Sussex in May. Mr Duncan was the Greens’ policing spokesman and a member of the Sussex Police Authority for five of his eight years as a member of Brighton and Hove...

The i360 has announced its viewing pod has officially been licensed as a wedding venue, with the first couple due to tie the knot at 450 feet in September. Brighton and Hove’s superintendent registrar, Trevor Love, will oversee marriage and civil partnership ceremonies at...

Problems arising in areas with a high proportion of student housing were discussed at a meeting in Brighton last night (Wednesday 3 February). The top three issues were planning enforcement, including where family homes had been turned into student houses, refuse and recycling...

Another severe weather warning has been issued for Brighton and Hove, with up to 6cm rain expected to fall on south-facing slopes in southern England. A yellow be aware warning says gusts of up to 60mph on south-facing coasts are expected on Saturday, with the warning in place...

The public has put up more than £50,000 in just over a week as the Big Lemon turns to crowdfunding to buy its first electric bus. The Brighton bus operator is issuing a thousand £100 community bonds to raise £100,000 towards the cost of the first bus. The two-year bonds pay 6 per...

Smart communal bins which tell Cityclean when they’re full could be on the cards if a trial of solar powered, waste compacting litter bins is successful. The Big Belly litter bins are being piloted around the city centre, and as well as compacting trash they tell the...