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Union calls strike ballot for ambulance staff over unpaid back pay

The GMB union has called a strike ballot of members working for the Sussex Patient Transport Service over unpaid back pay. The union said that ambulance staff were owed an estimated £45,000 in back pay and unsocial hours payments by the latest sub-contractor Docklands Medical...

Posted On 27 Jul 2016 at 6:55 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Brighton property developer wins Big Brother

By Claire Jacobs A property developer from Brighton won Big Brother on Channel 5 last night – to the shock of many viewers. Jason Burrill, the oldest winner at 45, beat the bookies’ favourite Hughie Maughan for the £70,000 prize. Less than 1 per cent of the votes separated the...

Posted On 27 Jul 2016 at 1:30 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Parking permit amnesty in Brighton and Hove starts next week

A parking permit amnesty is starting in Brighton and Hove on Monday (1 August) after a sample audit suggested people were using permits that they should have given back. Brighton and Hove City Council said: “Residents in possession of parking permits for zones where they no...

Posted On 27 Jul 2016 at 12:48 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Man jailed for biting off another man’s lip in fight in Brighton

A man has been jailed for four and a half years for biting off another man’s bottom lip during a late-night fight on Brighton seafront. Patrick Doran, 25, held his 45-year-old victim’s head with both hands as he sank his teeth into him. The injured man was taken to the Royal...

Posted On 27 Jul 2016 at 11:48 am

, By Frank le Duc

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Union calls strike ballot for ambulance staff over unpaid back pay

Brighton property developer wins Big Brother

Parking permit amnesty in Brighton and Hove starts next week

Man jailed for biting off another man’s lip in fight in Brighton

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