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Trump that – 10 man Brighton & Hove Albion beat Sheffield Wednesday

Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1 By Tim Hodges from the Amex Magnificent 10-man Albion came back from the almost dead to beat Sheffield Wednesday. The visitors finished the game with just nine men. One own goal. One SAVED penalty. Three sendings off. And now...

Posted On 20 Jan 2017 at 10:13 pm

, By Tim Hodges

Brighton & Hove Albion: Half time with Hodges

Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1 Albion took the lead through a wonderfully individual Anthony Knockeart goal. The Frenchman beating a host of defenders, then lifted the ball high into the net, from a tight angle. The main talking point had been the injury...

Posted On 20 Jan 2017 at 8:40 pm

, By Tim Hodges

All change at the Amex – Hughton forced to make 3 changes to Albion line-up

Albion are forced to ring in the changes against Sheffield Wednesday this evening. With Bruno, Gaetan Bong and Sam Baldock all injured. Brighton born Lewis Dunk is named captain. With little in the way of a back striker, it may be yet a case of bring out the cheque book in this...

Posted On 20 Jan 2017 at 7:28 pm

, By Tim Hodges

Brighton and Hove schools face £11m funding cut, according to NUT

Schools in Brighton and Hove face cuts in funding totalling more than £11 million over four years, according to the National Union of Teachers. The NUT said that the biggest reductions affected schools in deprived areas and academy budgets most in Brighton and Hove over the four...

Posted On 20 Jan 2017 at 7:05 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Brighton teenager weeps as judge jails him for £35k Bestival ticket fraud

A Brighton teenager wept as he was jailed for defrauding hundreds of people out of at least £35,000 in a ticket scam. Ben Hyland-Ward, 19, was sent to a young offender institution for 21 months for a fraud that dashed young music fans’ hopes of going to the Bestival pop music...

Posted On 20 Jan 2017 at 5:35 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Pair attacked and robbed in Brighton street

A man and a woman were attacked and robbed in a Brighton street, Sussex Police said today (Friday 20 January). The force issued an appeal for witnesses to the attack which happened at about 1.45am last Saturday (14 January). Sussex Police said: “The victims, a 25-year-old man...

Posted On 20 Jan 2017 at 4:53 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Green and Tory alliance thwarts downland sale by Brighton and Hove council

An alliance of Green and Conservative councillors has thwarted the sale of two downland sites by Labour-run Brighton and Hove City Council. They outvoted Labour in a meeting at Hove Town Hall just a few hours after protesters held a demo outside. They have asked for a policy...

Posted On 20 Jan 2017 at 11:31 am

, By Frank le Duc

Waste plan approved despite last-ditch stand to save Hangleton Bottom

Hangleton Bottom will be officially listed as a potential “waste management” site despite a last-ditch stand by a local councillor. Councillor Tony Janio said: “Hangleton Bottom is simply unsuitable for any form of waste transfer or waste processing site. That area has been under...

Posted On 20 Jan 2017 at 11:09 am

, By Frank le Duc

Labour ‘must do more’ to prevent anti-semitism, says Hove MP

Labour must do more to prevent anti-semitism, Hove MP Peter Kyle told the House of Commons yesterday afternoon (Thursday 19 January). Mr Kyle opened a debate about Holocaust Memorial Day and said: “I stand here as a Labour MP. I look to see how I, and my party, can strive harder...

Posted On 20 Jan 2017 at 7:25 am

, By Frank le Duc

Police commissioner backs scheme to steer youngsters in Hove away from drugs

A scheme to help steer young people away from drugs in Hove has been given a funding boost by the Sussex police and crime commissioner (PCC) Katy Bourne. A “Safer in Sussex” grant of £4,570 has been awarded to Change Up – a project being run by the Hangleton and Knoll Project....

Posted On 20 Jan 2017 at 12:04 am

, By Frank le Duc

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