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A missing 14-year-old boy from Hove has been found safe and well, Sussex Police said today (Thursday 12 October). The force said: “14-year-old Hove boy Zen Daniels who had been missing from home since (Wednesday) 4 October has been found safe and well in Brighton. “Police had...

Brighton and Hove City Council is to merge some services with the Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The two organisations will set up a Health and Social Care Integration Board which will spend its first year operating as a “shadow organisation” – paving the...

A man who raped six girls – one as young as 12 –  but told police they were “silly girls  who need sorting out” was jailed for 18 years this afternoon. Lewes Harby, 20, first began his series of sex attacks when he repeatedly raped a 12-year-old girl,...

A teenager suspected of breaking into three homes is being hunted by Sussex Police. And today (Thursday 12 October) the force issued a public appeal for help tracing Joseph Randall, also known as Joe. Sussex Police said: “Police in Brighton are searching for 18-year old Joseph...

Three schoolboys have been arrested after a 31-year-old man was attacked in a street in the centre of Brighton in the early hours of the morning. Sussex Police said: “Police are appealing for witnesses to a night-time street attack in Brighton. “The victim, a 31-year old Brighton...

One of the new bike share docking hubs was removed this week after a resident complained about bikes taking up the pavement and riders making noise at night. Since the BTN BikeShare was launched on September 1, an average of 800 journeys have been made every day, with 50,000...

A trail of snails will be following in the footsteps of last year’s Snowdogs to raise money for Martlets Hospice. Fatboy Slim unveiled three giant snails, two uniquely decorated by artists, before an invited audience of businesses, artists and community groups at the...

A fourth teenager has been arrested in the Brighton pick-up truck attempted murder case. The 15-year-old has been bailed until next month by Sussex Police while the victim remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition. The victim was run over by a black Ford Ranger which...

Two Hove sixth forms are to merge after working together over the past two years. Blatchington Mill and Hove Park are to combine their sixth forms and operate the new college from Hove Park’s premises. Letters have been sent to parents and the new sixth form will take its first...

A joint investigation into how an elderly woman patient died at the Royal Sussex County Hospital has been launched after reports she drank cleaning fluid which had been mistaken for orange juice. Sussex Police and the Care Quality Commission are working closely with each other...