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Almost 100 business leaders wrestled with some of the issues around workspace at a big debate organised by the Brighton and Hove Chamber of Commerce this afternoon (Wednesday 6 July). They listened and debated with an expert panel in the debate at City College Brighton and Hove,...

Sussex Police is warning residents to beware of cold callers, after a woman was conned out of £1,700 at her home in Brighton. At about 1pm on Wednesday (29 June), a 70-year-old woman answered her door in Park Crescent Road to two men who claimed she required work on the roof and...

A woman was bitten in the hands and arms while trying to separate two fighting dogs at her home in Brighton this week. Three police vans and an ambulance were called to the flat in Elm Grove on Monday at 11.25am as the woman struggled to drag the dogs apart. Both the woman and...

Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas has asked the Prime Minister to apologise for his party’s part in supporting the Iraq war. The Green MP, who campaigned against the invasion of Iraq in 2003, spoke in a debate about the Chilcott report on the war which was published today...

Two unexploded World War II bombs will be blown up off the Brighton coast this summer after being uncovered during construction work on the Rampion wind farm. Work started again this week after halting briefly following the discovery of the ordnances and for the black bream...

Hove MP Peter Kyle has called for automatic compensation for commuters affected by Southern Rail’s new emergency timetable, which is due to start next week. The beleaguered rail company is cutting 341 services across its network, with 5% of peak Brighton to Victoria trains...

A Hove teacher raising money for a stint abroad as a volunteer received a surprise donation of £10,000 from an old school friend he hadn’t seen for years. Andrea Mari, 43, teaches maths and history, and was trying to raise the standard £985 for his year-long placement in Tanzania...

UPDATE: A mother and daughter who were reported missing when the girls failed to turn up to school have been found. An appeal was launched yesterday for anyone who knew the whereabouts of Southwick woman Rachel Bouchaib and her two daughters, with police asking people to ring 999...