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Unconfirmed reports suggest that ambulance boss Paul Sutton has been suspended from duty over the 111 call handling scandal. The GMB union tweeted this evening (Monday 7 March) that it was trying to verify reports that Mr Sutton had been placed on leave. The reports follow...

A landlord has been ordered to stop renting out a shared house near Fiveways in Brighton. Brighton and Hove City Council said: “The landlord of a property near Fiveways in Brighton is no longer allowed to let the property as a shared house. “Last year Brighton and Hove City...

A community clear-up organised by a Facebook campaign and supported by the city council’s dustmen cleared dozens of bags of rubbish, including needles, from the seafront and Madeira Terraces this weekend. The event was suggested by council leader Warren Morgan, but taken on...

Brighton buses were diverted during the rush hour this evening after a car driven by a man crashed into another parked car. Elm Grove was closed in both directions for just over an hour from 4.15pm this evening. It’s not thought the driver of the car was seriously hurt, but...

Four fewer specialist jobs will be lost after a review of learning support services in Brighton and Hove. Green councillor Alex Phillips said that it was a triumph for democracy, adding that more than 10,000 people had signed a petition opposing the proposed changes. Councillor...

Police have launched an official appeal for witnesses to a crash and brawl in Marine Parade on Saturday night which led to the closure of the road for five hours. Officers were called at around 8.45pm following reports a silver VW Polo and silver Mazda had collided. It is...

Three of Brighton and Hove’s grandest Regency squares are set to get communal bins for refuse, and possibly for recycling too. Residents in Lewes Crescent, Sussex Square, Chichester Terrace, Arundel Terrace, Brunswick Square and Terrace, Palmeira Square and Adelaide...

Brexit? Why our democratic values, forged over centuries, is the real issue in the EU referendum debate On one of my recent business trips to the United States, I was the guest of Maryland State Senator, Jim Rosapepe. Late one evening, after dinner, he kindly persuaded one of the...