Sussex win opening T20 clash by five wickets

Phil Salt and George Garton gunned down a target of 178 with 16 balls to spare to get Sussex off to winning start in the Vitality Blast with a five-wicket victory at Gloucestershire. A crowd of 3,600 were admitted into Nevil Road, with all tickets sold in advance, but they were...

Royal honour is high note for Hove opera star

Opera singer, “high performance coach” and mentor Nadine Benjamin, from Hove, has been made an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Ms Benjamin, 47, was born and bred in Brixton and started her career as 16-year-old office junior on a Youth Training Scheme placement. And before...
Posted On 11 Jun 2021 at 10:32 pm

Queen honours people from Brighton and Hove for making a difference

More than half a dozen people from Brighton and Hove have been honoured for making a difference in sport, the arts, business and in caring for others. Those honoured include Brighton Festival guest director Lemn Sissay, for services to literature and charity. He becomes an OBE,...
Posted On 11 Jun 2021 at 10:30 pm

Robinson to ‘take a short break’ from cricket after Twitter storm

Sussex and England bowler Ollie Robinson is to “take a short break” from the game after offensive tweets he wrote as a teenager almost 10 years came to light. They surfaced as Robinson, 27, made his Test debut as England drew with New Zealand at Lord’s last week. He has been...
Posted On 11 Jun 2021 at 6:59 pm

Head stays at Brighton primary – as trust bosses offer free school uniforms

The academy trust that is taking over a Brighton school said today (Friday 11 June) that the head teacher would be staying on. The Pioneer Academy trust also said that it would fund a free extra uniform for every child attending Moulsecoomb Primary School. And Pioneer’s chief...
Posted On 11 Jun 2021 at 6:16 pm

Boy hit by car in Brighton

A 12-year-old boy escaped with minor injuries after being hit by a car in Brighton, Sussex Police said. But the although the stopped, the driver spoke to the boy only briefly before he drove off. Sussex Police issued an appeal for witnesses this afternoon (Friday 11 June). The...
Posted On 11 Jun 2021 at 3:14 pm

Two more doctors’ surgeries agree to merge

Two doctors’ surgeries in Brighton have agreed to merge from the start of October, they announced today (Friday 11 June). Albion Street Surgery and St Peter’s Medical Centre said that it would be “an excellent opportunity to consolidate and develop services” for patients. The...
Posted On 11 Jun 2021 at 2:22 pm

Penalty warning as annual summer drink and drug driving crackdown coincides with Euro 2020 football tournament

As the Euro 2020 football tournament gets under way, the police have started their annual summer crackdown on drink and drug driving with a warning about the penalties. Those straying offside of the law face a year-long driving ban – or longer – and an unlimited fine and possibly...
Posted On 11 Jun 2021 at 9:13 am

Solar power could cut electric bills by almost £200 a year, new study finds

Switching to solar power could save people in Brighton and Hove almost £200 on their electricity bills, according to new research. The study, which compared Britain’s 30 biggest cities, also found that the relatively sunny local climate meant that Brighton and Hove consumers...
Posted On 11 Jun 2021 at 8:52 am

One in three children needing mental health support turned away by NHS, says Brighton MP

Thousands of children in need of mental health support have been turned away by the NHS, a Brighton MP told the House of Commons. Lloyd Russell-Moyle, the Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown, said: “Last year, in my NHS trust 37 per cent of children referred to mental health services...
Posted On 11 Jun 2021 at 8:13 am
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