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A pair of fishermen had to be rescued while out in the Channel this afternoon after their boat’s rudder failed. The Brighton Lifeboat was launched at 12.45pm to a fishing boat with steering problems six miles south west of Brighton Marina. A spokeswoman said: “The...

The chief crown prosecutor in the south east is encouraging graduates to follow in her footsteps as the CPS looks to recruit 30 legal trainees. Jaswant Narwal started as a legal trainee herself in 1989 and rose to her current job after holding a senior post in the fraud division...

The Virgin Active gym at Falmer has been sold to David Lloyd Leisure, it was announced today (Tuesday 7 February). The gym, in Village Way, on the Brighton University campus, is one of 16 to be sold to David Lloyd for an undisclosed sum. The sale is conditional – contracts have...

A developer’s plans to squeeze a terrace of four homes onto old railway allotments in Brighton is being stalled by the question of whether or not there are slow worms living there. People living near the patch of land, which backs onto the Open House pub’s garden on...

Deliveroo riders in Brighton are threatening to protest and strike if the company doesn’t pay them more and stop over-hiring. The multinational online food delivery company is part of the gig economy, claiming it does not directly employ its riders, which exempts it from...

Police have arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of a string of 24 sex attacks by a cyclist who smacked lone women’s bottoms then rode away. The Hove man was detained after two more attacks were witnessed by officers at the Old Steine on Friday. He was the arrested for...

From its humble beginnings in Lewes and Brighton, Bill’s has joined the big league with annual turnover topping £100 million. New openings pushed the restaurant company’s revenues up 20.5 per cent to £110 million from £92 million for the most recent financial year. Profits rose...