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Police have issued a public appeal for help finding a 15-year-old schoolboy from Brighton who has gone missing. Sussex Police said: “Police are concerned for the welfare of Brighton boy Hassan Chebbi who has gone missing. “The 15-year-old was being looked after in Hayling Island...

A wanted Brighton man was arrested just a few streets away from the police station, Sussex Police said this afternoon (Monday 19 December). The force said: “Robert Cole, who was wanted for recall to prison for breaching the terms of his release licence, has been arrested. “He was...

Police believe that this may be the person who punched a 59-year-old woman and they are urging her to turn herself in. Officers from Hampshire Police believe that the suspect may be in Brighton and have issued an appeal through their colleagues in Sussex for help tracing her....

Roads were closed just outside Brighton Station late this morning (Monday 19 December) and a man was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Sussex Police issued an appeal for witnesses, saying it was unclear whether the man had been struck by a vehicle – as was suggested on...

Sussex Police issued an appeal for help in finding a missing teenage girl from Brighton today (Monday 19 December). The force said: “A Brighton teenager has gone missing after coming home from school, packing a bag and leaving the house. “Verphy Kudi, 15, recently returned after...

City businesses are being given the chance to become cleaner, more environmentally-friendly and fully lawful on the waste they produce, thanks to a new council recycling and rubbish service. Companies can now apply to have their waste collected, buy sacks, get rid of bulky...

Two men held up a supermarket in Patcham at knifepoint, Sussex Police said today (Monday 19 December). The force said: “Police are appealing for witnesses after two men robbed the Co-op store in Old London Road, Brighton, at knifepoint. “They went into the shop at 9.55pm on...

A group of men left a Brighton woman with serious facial injuries including a broken jaw when they attacked her at the weekend. Sussex Police said: “A woman suffered a broken jaw after she was assaulted in Little East Street, Brighton, early on Saturday (17 December)....

Commuters from Brighton and Hove face two more days of frustration as train guards begin another strike in their long-running dispute with Southern. The 48-hour strike, by members of the RMT union, started at midnight and is due to end at midnight tomorrow (Tuesday 20 December)....

A petition to save the Sussex Beacon from the threat of closure has gathered almost 5,000 signatures in just a few days. It was set up on the 38 Degrees website by media finance consultant Adam Betteridge, from Brighton, after the local HIV charity said that the NHS had cut its...