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Brighton and Hove Albion under-23 midfielder signs on loan for Whitehawk

Brighton and Hove Albion under-23 midfielder Archie Davies has signed a loan deal with Whitehawk until January. Albion said: “Davies, who has stepped into the under-23s after being a mainstay in Ian Buckman’s under-18 side last season, will join up with the National League South...

Posted On 15 Aug 2017 at 9:48 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Brighton and Hove bus bosses praised for swift action to deal with paedophile driver

Bus bosses have been praised by a senior child protection official for the prompt and professional way that they dealt with a paedophile driver from Brighton. The plaudit came after Mark Spalding, 29, of Whitehawk Road, Brighton, was jailed for nine years at Hove Crown Court...

Posted On 15 Aug 2017 at 7:11 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Siege at St Peter’s – man slips while 100ft up the scaffolding outside landmark Brighton church

A distressed man who climbed 100ft up scaffolding outside St Peter’s Church in Brighton this afternoon (Tuesday 15 August) slipped, fell and injured himself. Police, firefighters and medics stood by as officers tried to encourage him to come down safely, including the air...

Posted On 15 Aug 2017 at 5:43 pm

, By Freya Marshall Payne

Missing Brighton father and his two young children found safe and well

A missing father and his two young children have been found safe and well in Brighton after a public appeal by Sussex Police for help tracing them. The force said: “Robert Roche and his two small children have been found safe and well in Brighton. “They had been missing since...

Posted On 15 Aug 2017 at 3:45 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Brighton bus driver jailed for sexually abusing girls

A bus driver from Brighton has been jailed for sexually abusing two girls and two women. Mark Spalding, 29, of Whitehawk Road, Brighton, abused the two women – overseas students – on a bus on the Sussex University campus, having pulled over in Village Way, Falmer. One of his...

Posted On 15 Aug 2017 at 2:13 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Hove father and two young children go missing

A father and his two young children from Hove have gone missing and police have issued a public appeal for help trying to find. Sussex Police said: “Police and family are concerned for the welfare of a Hove man and his two small children who have not been seen since Monday...

Posted On 15 Aug 2017 at 7:18 am

, By Frank le Duc

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Brighton and Hove Albion under-23 midfielder signs on loan for Whitehawk

Brighton and Hove bus bosses praised for swift action to deal with paedophile driver

Siege at St Peter’s – man slips while 100ft up the scaffolding outside landmark Brighton church

Missing Brighton father and his two young children found safe and well

Brighton bus driver jailed for sexually abusing girls

Hove father and two young children go missing

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