Housing association plans 171 flats on civic centre site

A housing association has submitted a planning application to build 171 flats on the site of the old Adur Civic Centre. The civic centre was demolished in 2017 and the vacant site, in Ham Road, Shoreham, is currently being used as a car park by staff at the nearby Focus Group...

Uber delivery driver banned after failing breath test in Brighton

An Uber delivery driver has been from the road for 17 months after failing a breath test in Brighton. Ridwan Husain, 22, of Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, was arrested at the Hollingdean depot, in Upper Hollingdean Road, Brighton, on Sunday 4 July, Sussex Police said. He was...
Posted On 04 Sep 2021 at 1:59 pm

Ash bring a ‘Shining Light’ to Brighton in unsettled times

ASH + INDOOR PETS – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 2.9.21 Let me take you back to October 28th, 2009, and ASH are due to play The Crypt, a very small music venue in Hastings that had somehow managed to attract the likes of Stiff Little Fingers, Muse, Kasabian, Coldplay, The Kooks,...
Posted On 04 Sep 2021 at 1:44 pm

Doctors and hospitals halt non-urgent blood tests as NHS faces vial shortage

A shortage of vials used for blood tests has spurred health chiefs to halt all non-urgent blood tests. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove highlighted the problem yesterday (Friday 3 Septmber). The watchdog said: “The vials used for blood tests are currently in short supply – and the...
Posted On 04 Sep 2021 at 1:39 pm

Go one ‘Further’ and ‘Open Up The Door’ to Richard Hawley

RICHARD HAWLEY + STUDIO ELECTROPHONIQUE – DE LA WARR PAVILION, BEXHILL-ON-SEA 3.9.21 Born on 17th January 1967, Richard Hawley is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. After his first band, Treebound Story, broke up, he became a member of Britpop band Longpigs in...
Posted On 04 Sep 2021 at 12:31 pm

Jury retires in trial of Brighton doctor accused of faking messages

The jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a Brighton doctor who is accused of faking text messages in order to sabotage his flatmate’s relationships. Javed Saumtally was “devious”, “determined” and “technologically adept” in spinning a web of lies, Hove Crown...

Dognapping law reform welcomed by police and crime commissioner

Changes to the laws governing dognapping and pet theft have been welcomed by the Sussex police and crime commissioner Katy Bourne. News reports suggested longer sentences were likely for dognappers and pet thieves after the government’s Pet Theft Taskforce published its findings...
Posted On 04 Sep 2021 at 9:54 am

Drunk hit and run driver spared prison after fleeing Brighton crash

A drunk hit and run driver from Brighton has been spared a prison sentence after fleeing the scene of a crash. James North, 60, unemployed, of Hampden Road, Brighton, was arrested yards from his home – in Elm Grove – on Thursday 1 July. A short while before, he was at the wheel...
Posted On 04 Sep 2021 at 9:11 am