Brighton author explores long fight for justice for Babes in the Wood

Brighton crime writer Peter James turns TV presenter this evening (Monday 25 April) for a documentary on the long fight for justice for the Babes in the Wood. The author of the Roy Grace detective novels – one of which was televised last night – tells the story of Karen Hadaway...
Posted On 25 Apr 2022 at 8:08 pm

Labour suspends councillor for the second time

A local councillor has been suspended by Labour for the second time after more of her social media history came to light. Anne Pissaridou was suspended from the party in July 2020 after two allegedly anti-semitic Facebook posts from 2016 and 2018 came to light. Her suspension...
Posted On 25 Apr 2022 at 6:36 pm

Park and ride trial won’t happen this year

A long-awaited trial of a park and ride scheme for Brighton will not happen this year now after the bus company withdrew because of red tape. The trial was meant to start using the Mill Road car park in mid-June, with buses travelling between there and the city centre. But with...
Posted On 25 Apr 2022 at 5:55 pm

Saltdean residents seek planning powers

A consultation is due to start tomorrow (Tuesday 26 April) after Saltdean residents formally applied for neighbourhood planning powers. Brighton and Hove City Council said: “West Saltdean residents have submitted applications to the council to gain formal approval for a...
Posted On 25 Apr 2022 at 5:39 pm

Giant Neptune mural unveiled

A giant mural has been unveiled on the side of a new Brighton development. Designed by artist Cosmo Sarson, Neptune towers over residents at ten metres high, making it one of the largest murals in the city. Developer Socius and Brighton and Hove City Council, in partnership with...
Posted On 25 Apr 2022 at 2:20 pm

Burglar jailed for ramming police vehicles in stolen car

Brighton burglar Dale Crozier has been jailed after trying to ram his way out of a police traffic stop in a stolen vehicle. Crozier, 31, of no fixed address, was stopped by officers near Brighton Marina on 1 February while driving a Volkswagen Touran that had been stolen from a...
Posted On 25 Apr 2022 at 1:56 pm

Bruce on the Boundary – Sussex need a break as injuries pile up

I probably owe readers of this column an apology. Three weeks ago, in a preview to the season, I suggested odds of 16/1 for Sussex to win promotion from Division Two of the LV= County Championship might be worth a cheeky fiver. Now, after two defeats and a backs-to-the-wall draw...
Posted On 25 Apr 2022 at 12:28 pm

Man admits having drugs with intent to supply in Brighton

A man has pleaded guilty to having drugs with intent to supply in Brighton at Hove Crown Court this morning (Monday 25 April). Thomas Kekurah, 36, of Gullivers Hotel, New Steine, Brighton, admitted having heroin and crack cocaine in Brighton in February last year. Kekurah, who...
Posted On 25 Apr 2022 at 11:37 am