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Brighton hospital bosses are urging infectious visitors to stay away after an outbreak of winter vomiting bug led to the closure of a number of wards. Three wards at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, in Brighton, were closed yesterday – Vallance, Chichester and Catherine James...

Five teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of stealing bikes in Brighton and Hove – and police have recovered a growing haul. Sussex Police said: “Operation Ensnare has been launched by Brighton and Hove police to tackle the number of bike thefts in the city. “On Monday...

Radio presenter Charlotte Petts has picked up a “new talent” award for her Growing Wild programme on the Brighton community station Radio Reverb. She was presented with the Alan Titchmarsh New Talent Award last night (Thursday 23 November) at the Garden Media Guild Awards 2017....

Next week (1st December) will see brothers Lee and Nick Meldrum aka SONS release their fourth high-octane single, ‘Rise’. We’ve heard all 175 seconds of it and feel it’s word that can definitely refer to the boys recent form. They are based locally in...

London indie-punk trio Happy Accidents, who are Rich on guitar and vocals, Neil on bass and Phoebe on drums and vocals, are today (24th November) pleased to announce their return with their second album ‘Everything But The Here And Now’ set for release on 16th...

A man has been jailed for drug dealing in Brighton after going on the run when he was bailed earlier this year. Padodou John – also known as Padou John, John Dodou, Dodou Papa John, Dodou John and John Padodou – was arrested in Portslade after a tip-off. His name, his...

A would-be armed robber was foiled by staff when he tried to hold up a betting shop in Brighton last night (Thursday 23 November). The knife-wielding man went into BetFred in Lewes Road last night but fled empty-handed. Sussex Police issued a plea for witnesses to come forward...