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A Hove carpenter fell 15ft – and later died – after a plank snapped under him while he was working on the first floor of an old building in Stanmer Park. David Clark, 55, of Dyke Road Avenue, Hove, appeared to have used the plank as a base while sawing other lengths of wood, a...

At last the wait is over, The Great Escape 2017 is finally here! As per last year, the city will be hosting hundreds of music events across the three day event (18-20 May). There will be big venues and small venues, but the enthusiasm of the crowds will justifiably be the same as...

Another southern conductors’ strike has been called for later this month as the dispute limps on into its 13th month. The RMT union says it is taking action on Tuesday, May 30 following talks yesterday after learning that 8,000 trains a year will run without a second staff...

Brighton parents say they are losing faith that a new school will open next year as a site has still not been secured – but the council insists it still expects to take its first pupils in September 2018. Brighton and Hove City Council remains in “complex” talks...

Driving the fifth bus in the Albion’s promotion parade on Sunday – named after Albion groundsman and fan Matthew Grimstone – was a particular source of pride for one Brighton and Hove Buses employee. The driver, David Grimstone, was older brother to Matthew who at the...

An 85-year-old man is in critical condition today after his car crashed into a house in Portslade. The pensioner, who lives locally, also suffered a suspected heart attack. His family are at his bedside at the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Emergency services, including six fire...

Young refugees, among them two unaccompanied minors who live in Brighton, have brought Borderline, a satire about the Calais Jungle, to the Fringe. While they are able to raise a laugh about their experiences at the hands of people smugglers, hostile police and officialdom, the...

The governing bodies at two Brighton schools are to federate or merge after months of consultation and discussion. Hertford Infant School and Hertford Junior School will remain separate schools despite the decision taken by a joint meeting of the two governing bodies yesterday...