Home draw puts Brighton & Hove Albion under pressure as chasing pack have a LOVEly night

By Tim Hodges from the Amex Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Ipswich Town 1  It was one of those nights for the Seagulls. As they were denied a blatant second penalty  and Glenn Murray’s glaring late miss, saw their  points cushion reduced to just four. ...
Posted On 14 Feb 2017 at 11:45 pm

Man attacked in Brighton street

A man was attacked in a busy Brighton street. Sussex Police urged any witnesses to come forward. The force said: “Police are appealing for witnesses to an unprovoked late-night assault on a man in North Street, Brighton. “Between 11.40pm and midnight on Friday 10 February, the...
Posted On 14 Feb 2017 at 8:59 pm

Brighton & Hove Albion: Half time with Hodges Valentine’s special 

Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Ipswich Town 1  All you Albion LOVERS will FANCY the Seagulls to go on and win this encounter.  Luke Chambers sneaked in between Shane Duffy and David Stockdale to put Ipswich ahead early on.  Albion looked out of sorts and there were a...
Posted On 14 Feb 2017 at 8:45 pm

Talks break down between Southern train bosses and guards’ union

Talks have broken down between Southern train bosses and representatives of the guards’ union, the RMT. The two sides met at the conciliation service ACAS today (Tuesday 14 February) to try to bring an end to the long-running dispute. The meeting came almost two weeks after...
Posted On 14 Feb 2017 at 7:03 pm

Brighton park to be given £53k revamp

Work is about to start on a £53,000 makeover for a Brighton park, with new play equipment ready to be installed. Fences, paths and other surfaces will be replaced and the drainage improved, Brighton and Hove City Council said today (Tuesday 14 February). The work is expected to...
Posted On 14 Feb 2017 at 6:33 pm

Demolition of hospital’s Jubilee building begins

Work to demolish a hospital building where patients have been treated for more than 100 years has begun this week. The beginning of the hard deconstruction of the Jubilee Building at the Royal Sussex County Hospital has been marked with a ceremonial hammer swing. Nicki Colburn,...
Posted On 14 Feb 2017 at 4:18 pm

Hove dentist given one-year driving ban for killing motorcyclist

A dentist from Hove has been banned from the road for a year after he admitted killing a motorcyclist. Dan Roworth, 48, of Shirley Drive, Hove, was driving a white Mercedes CLS400 when he crashed into 59-year-old Simon Tofield, from Herstmonceux, who was riding a blue BMW...
Posted On 14 Feb 2017 at 2:45 pm

Computer theft CCTV released

Police have released pictures of two men they would like to speak to in connection with a computer shop robbery in Hove. At 5.15pm on Tuesday, January 10, two men entered Solutions Inc in Old Shoreham Road and stole three computers worth around £2,800 that were on display in the...
Posted On 14 Feb 2017 at 1:40 pm

Woman who threatened to mutilate and kill horses jailed

A woman who threatened to mutilate horses in Shoreham has been jailed for 15 months after she admitted a charge of blackmail. Kirsty Geoghegan, 25, appeared at Chichester Crown Court for sentencing on Friday (10 February) after pleading guilty to blackmail at a previous hearing...
Posted On 14 Feb 2017 at 12:06 pm

Hove man barred from being a director after Brighton restaurant went bust owing £228k in tax

A Hove man has been banned from being a company director after his restaurant business went bust owing more than £228,000 in tax. Farshad Nasirpour, 53, of Barrowfield Drive, Hove, also owed more than £9,000 to two suppliers to Piccolo, his Italian restaurant in Ship Street,...
Posted On 14 Feb 2017 at 11:00 am
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