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I consider myself very lucky to be part of a leadership team that has time and again demonstrated its ability to think outside the box and find solutions to the city’s twin problems of increasing expectations and reducing central government funding. However, this shouldn’t be a...

Further to Northamptonshire County Council declaring itself bankrupt in February this year, the macabre reality of Tory austerity has come to knock on a door much closer to home. Last week East Sussex County Council became the latest to declare a financial crisis. It comes as one...

Watford 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 A rather lacklustre Albion were comfortably beaten by Watford at Vicarage Road Two goals from Roberto Pereyra, one in each half, saw off the Seagulls. Albion had a few half chances in the match but failed to take them. And last...

A couple of weeks ago at a full council meeting we heard a deputation concerning the mass release of balloons and lanterns. While this practice can appear harmless, we heard that beaches in Europe are littered with thousands of deflated balloons – many from this country – and...

Albion trail at Vicarage Road after a Roberto Pereyra strike high into the net on 35 minutes. Another worrying sign for Albion was that the goal came from a corner that wasn’t cleared. Glenn Murray and Anthony Knockaert have had Albion’s best chances but clear...

Channel 4 property programme Location, Location, Location is coming to Brighton and Hove – and the producers are keen to hear from potential home buyers who would like to appear on the show. The presenters Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer aim to help people find their dream home...

Heavy rain during the day and late afternoon forced the Sussex Sharks’ Vitality Blast south group game against the Kent Spitfires at Hove to be abandoned. Both sides take one point for a “no result” last night (Friday 10 August). With the outfield saturated, there was...

A homeless man has appeared in court charged with murder after a rough sleeper was attacked and left for dead close to Brighton Museum. Sergio Lemori, 32, of no fixed address, is accused of murdering 54-year-old Andrew O’Connell. Mr O’Connell was attacked minutes before midnight...