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Hove man hunted by police

A Hove man is wanted by the police after failing to turn up for court. Zak Marsden, 31, of Roman Road, Hove, was due to face a charge of assaulting a woman in Queen’s Park Road, Brighton, in September. Magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest, not backed for bail. Sussex...
Posted On 22 Dec 2020 at 9:36 pm
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Back our tourist events and attractions, Tories urge Greens

Conservative leader Steve Bell urged the Greens to speak up for tourism, events and attractions in Brighton and Hove. He spoke out at a council meeting after remarks at a previous meeting by members of the ruling Green group. Councillor Bell asked what the Green administration...
Posted On 22 Dec 2020 at 9:04 pm
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Fly-tipping soars but council hits back with cameras and fines

A councillor has called for more action to be taken to tackle fly-tipping after residents raised their concerns. Labour councillor Gary Wilkinson said that more needed to be done not just in his Central Hove ward but across Brighton and Hove. Fly-tipping had gone up by 120 per...
Posted On 22 Dec 2020 at 7:29 pm
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Security camera operator foils robbery in Brighton

A security camera operator has been credited with foiling a robbery in Brighton, winning plaudits from a senior detective. The unnamed CCTV (closed-circuit television camera) operator spotted a robbery in progress in London Road, Brighton. Sussex Police said that he was scouring...
Posted On 22 Dec 2020 at 6:53 pm
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Two party leaders spar over pay for council chiefs

The former leader of the council criticised her successor after two senior jobs were advertised with six-figure salaries. Labour councillor Nancy Platts told Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty, the Green leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, that a plan drawn up on her watch...
Posted On 22 Dec 2020 at 6:34 pm
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Brighton IRA bomb survivor dies aged 86

A survivor of the terrorist bombing of the Grand hotel in Brighton has died at the age of 86. Lady Margaret Tebbit was left paralysed by the blast after the Irish Republican Army (IRA) targeted the Conservative conference in a plot to kill the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher....
Posted On 22 Dec 2020 at 3:17 pm
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Hove man jailed for having drug-dealing stash

A man has been jailed after being caught with a stash of drugs and drug-dealing gear in his flat in Hove. Guiseppe Baker, 24, of Church Road, Hove, was given a three-and-a-half-year sentence after he admitted having cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy with intent to supply. Sussex...
Posted On 22 Dec 2020 at 12:28 pm
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£500 reward over suspected animal abuser

Police have issued a £500 reward for anyone who helps them catch a Brighton man suspected of animal cruelty. Jack Saunders, 26, is wanted after breaching bail conditions imposed following his arrest in April on suspicion of criminal damage and causing unnecessary suffering to a...
Posted On 22 Dec 2020 at 10:46 am
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Scientist warns about toxins threat as homes planned for Brighton gasworks site

Dangerous toxins could harm people in Brighton if plans to build homes on an old gasworks go ahead, a scientist has warned councillors. Keeley Bignal said toxins such as lead, asbestos and benzopyrene could be released into the atmosphere from the Marina Way site, near Brighton...
Posted On 22 Dec 2020 at 12:01 am
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