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Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Leeds United 0  By Tim Hodges from the Amex  Albion are top of the Football League tonight, 20 years after they were rock bottom of it.  They won thanks to a penalty in each half, the first from Glenn Murray after a deliberate hand ball...

Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Leeds United 0  Albion lead Leeds at half time. In a feisty encounter at the Amex.  A Glenn Murray penalty seperates the teams. Referee Ayling pointed the spot after Kalvin Phillips handled on the goal line after a Anthony Knockeart...

Firefighters are to race ambulance crews to some medical emergencies in Brighton and Hove as part of a trial by the East Sussex fire service. East Sussex Fire Authority said that it had “given the go ahead to a pilot which means firefighters attend certain medical emergencies...

Albion play Leeds United at the  Amex tonight and make three changes to the team that drew with Cardiff. Sebastien Pocognoli comes in for is first league start in place of the suspended Gaetan Bong. Anthony Knockeart and Oliver Norwood start in midfield as Steve Sidwell and...

Brighton and Hove City Council aims to save more than £200,000 a year by switching to cheaper and more reliable street lights. About 20,000 lamp posts will be changed to use LED (light-emitting diode) technology as part of a three-year project costing £8 million. The council’s...

Southern railway bosses have lodged an appeal after their legal attempt to stop next week’s strike by train drivers was rejected by a High Court judge. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), Southern’s parent company, sought an injunction against the train drivers’ union Aslef but was...

Sussex Police issued a warning to drivers to beware of thieves “jamming” car keys so that vehicles are left unlocked. The forcewide alert followed an incident in Eastbourne yesterday afternoon (Thursday 8 December). Police said: “There have been some reports nationally of thieves...

Housing Minister Gavin Barwell has praised the “innovative” £100 million scheme to build 1,000 affordable homes in Brighton and Hove. His remarks came after a joint venture with Hyde Housing was agreed in principle last night by members of Brighton and Hove City Council. At the...