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World Hunger Day resonates rather too close to home

Today (Saturday 28 May) marks World Hunger Day, a day launched more than a decade ago to focus attention and galvanise action on the many millions of people across the globe without enough to eat. Its intention, understandably enough, is to deliver life-saving initiatives in...

Posted On 28 May 2022 at 7:14 pm

, By Amanda Evans

Woman thanks Brighton charity as judge jails rapist for seven years

A woman who was raped has praised a Brighton charity for the support that she has been given. She praised Survivors Network, which supports survivors of sexual violence and abuse, and described senior adviser Julia Gray as a tower of strength. Her praise for the Brighton charity...

Posted On 28 May 2022 at 11:20 am

, By Frank le Duc

Hove mother gave late son ‘noxious substance’ but not guilty of attempted murder

A Hove mother has been convicted of giving her late son a “noxious substance” but a jury found her not guilty of attempted murder. Sussex Police said: “A woman has been found guilty of administering a noxious substance to her 10-year-old son but found not guilty of attempted...

Posted On 28 May 2022 at 12:30 am

, By Frank le Duc

Police arrest 16 people in knife crackdown in Brighton and Hove

Sussex Police said that 16 people were arrested in Brighton and Hove during a week-long crackdown on knife crime in Brighton and Hove. Three shops out of 13 failed test purchases when under-age volunteers were sent in to try to buy a knife. Police visited 80 shops to given...

Posted On 28 May 2022 at 12:05 am

, By Frank le Duc

Change of mayor brings council committee shake up

The election of a new mayor and the recent Rottingdean Coastal by-election have led to a shake up of who chairs and sits on a number of council committees. Green councillor Lizzie Deane has taken over as mayor of Brighton and Hove from Labour councillor Alan Robins who served two...

Posted On 28 May 2022 at 12:01 am

, By Sarah Booker-Lewis, local democracy reporter

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World Hunger Day resonates rather too close to home

Woman thanks Brighton charity as judge jails rapist for seven years

Hove mother gave late son ‘noxious substance’ but not guilty of attempted murder

Police arrest 16 people in knife crackdown in Brighton and Hove

Change of mayor brings council committee shake up

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