Why growing numbers of disabled people are cycling – and what stops more from joining them

Cycling is booming, as it’s a cheap, socially distanced way of getting around that’s fun and gives you exercise. Great if you’re young and athletic, but what if you’re older, disabled or have health problems? According to disabled cycling charity Wheels For Wellbeing, increasing...
Posted On 10 Dec 2020 at 10:56 pm

Hand in guns, knives and knuckledusters and pick up a payout from the police

People with a variety of weapons are being encouraged to hand them into the police with an offer of compensation. The police station in John Street, Brighton, is among those taking part in the scheme which follows a change in the law. People were previously legally allowed to own...
Posted On 10 Dec 2020 at 9:57 pm

About 400 people a day receive new coronavirus vaccine in Brighton

About 400 people a day are receiving the new coronavirus vaccination at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, in Brighton. They are mainly outpatients over 80, staff at higher risk of contracting covid-19 and staff working in higher-risk areas as well as people working in care homes....
Posted On 10 Dec 2020 at 6:57 pm

Concern grows for missing man from Brighton

Police are concerned for the welfare of a Brighton man who has been missing since the start of the week. Sussex Police said: “Liam Hansen hasn’t been seen since Monday (7 December) after going missing from his home in Brighton. Liam, 36, was last seen in St James’s Street at...
Posted On 10 Dec 2020 at 6:04 pm

Children should not have to pay for council’s £3.3m mistake, say Brighton and Hove heads

Council chiefs are taking money from children to pay for a £3.3 million mistake by bureaucrats, according to a Brighton head, speaking on behalf of his colleagues. Fairlight Primary head teacher Damien Jordan said: “Head teachers across Brighton and Hove cannot support the...

Hospital trust merger plans prompt questions from councillors

Fears that a proposed merger of two hospital trusts would mean patients travelling further for treatment were spelt out at a council meeting yesterday (Wednesday 9 December). Green councillor Lizzie Deane cited when stroke services moved from the Princess Royal Hospital, in...

‘Cat’ thefts on the rise, police warn

Thieves targeting “cats” – catalytic converters – have been leaving car owners hundreds of pounds out of pocket at a time. Sussex Police said that there had been almost 300 cat thefts this year – a big rise – costing drivers more than a quarter of a million pounds between them....
Posted On 10 Dec 2020 at 11:29 am