Woman admits hurling racist abuse during tirade outside Brighton pub

A 50-year-old woman has admitted spewing a torrent of racist abuse in a tirade outside Churchill Square shopping centre in Brighton. Jane Gordon, of Finchdean Road, Havant, ranted at an innocent passer-by, Mari Quashie, outside the Prince of Wales pub in Clarence Square. The...
Posted On 30 Nov 2017 at 4:09 pm

Southampton fan banned from football matches after shouting abuse at the Amex

A football hooligan has been given a banning order for hurling abuse at home fans during the Brighton and Hove Albion v Southampton match last month. Jonathan Coombs, 28, of Olive Road, Southampton, was given a Three-year football banning order by District Judge Tessa Szagun at...

Portslade man admits outraging public decency

A Portslade man has admitted outraging public decency by behaving in an indecent manner in Easthill Park. Michael Cohen, 53, of Oakdene Crescent, Mile Oak, pleaded guilty to the common law charge at Brighton Magistrates’ Court but denied pleasuring himself near children. He...
Posted On 30 Nov 2017 at 3:05 pm

Good Samaritan builder replaces stolen church roof lead so Christmas Fair can go on

A Brighton builder replaced hundreds of pounds worth of lead stolen from a church roof free of charge so the Christmas Fair could still go on last weekend. Lee Broughton of Modernist Carpentry had been fixing the leaky roof of St Andrew’s Church hall in Hillside,...
Posted On 30 Nov 2017 at 2:41 pm

Rape detectives identify Brighton bus man

Detectives investigating the reported rape of a 24-year-old local woman in Shoreham have now identified a man seen on a bus going into Brighton with her Friday 11 August. Following a news and social media appeal on Wednesday (29 November) the man came forward to police on the...
Posted On 30 Nov 2017 at 2:25 pm

Brighton lorry driver banned after refusing to take breath test

A Brighton lorry driver has been banned from driving for three years after he refused to take a breath test. Priit Oja, 39, of Lynchet Close, Hollingdean, pleaded guilty to the charge at Brighton Magistrates’ Court today (Thursday 30 November). He also admitted driving...
Posted On 30 Nov 2017 at 1:42 pm

Pedestrian badly hurt in bus crash

A pedestrian has been seriously injured after stepping out in front of a bus by St Peter’s Church this lunchtime. The man was treated at the scene before being taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Roads were closed and traffic diverted along London Road as emergency...
Posted On 30 Nov 2017 at 1:34 pm

Full Shoreham air crash file now with CPS

Police have now passed their full file on the Shoreham air crash to the Crown Prosecution Service. West Sussex Senior Coroner Penelope Schofield has written to the families of the 11 men killed in the air crash in August 2015 to share the update. In a statement this morning, Ms...
Posted On 30 Nov 2017 at 11:40 am

More arrests expected as police examine video of Palace match disorder

More arrests could be made in the coming days as police work to identify those who took part in the violence at the Albion match against Crystal Palace on Tuesday night. This video of the moment Palace fans stormed the turnstiles, in which it’s believed a Palace steward...
Posted On 30 Nov 2017 at 11:08 am

Shake up on the railways promised by the government

The railways face a shake up as the government looks at ways to make the overcrowded network fit for the 21st century. The Southern and Thameslink franchise may be broken up. It currently includes the Gatwick Express and Great Northern services. They were brought together to try...
Posted On 30 Nov 2017 at 9:17 am