Accident blackspot junction set to be closed to cars

A junction on a city centre road could be closed to motorised traffic after being identified as a “high-risk location”. Six accidents have happened at the corner of Blackman Street and Trafalgar Street in the North Laine in the last three years – mostly caused...
Posted On 07 Dec 2022 at 3:31 pm

By-election postal votes go astray

A handful of postal votes for tomorrow’s council by-election have gone astray because of ongoing strikes, the council believes. Anyone living in Wish ward who asked for a postal vote and has not yet received one is being asked to call Brighton and Hove City Council on 01273...
Posted On 07 Dec 2022 at 12:08 pm

‘Shameful’ Brighton telemarketers fined for targeting elderly

Two “shameful” Brighton companies have been fined a total of £155,000 for targeting people over 60 including people with dementia with tens of thousands of unlawful marketing calls. Allapplianceservices UK Ltd and Repair Plans UK Limited (RPUK) were “deliberately targeting” those...
Posted On 07 Dec 2022 at 10:41 am

Police hunt man after assault in Brighton

Police have issued a public appeal for help finding a man wanted on suspicion of assault. Sussex Police said: “Have you seen Jake Mannion? “The 21-year-old is sought in relation to a GBH in Brighton on Saturday 27 August. “Mannion is described as being skinny,...
Posted On 07 Dec 2022 at 1:12 am

Decision due on £36m plan to turn Brighton landmark into flats

The future of one of Brighton’s most prominent landmark buildings is due to be decided at a Planning Committee meeting tomorrow (Thursday 8 December). The verdict will settle the fate of the old St Dunstan’s building in Ovingdean where a developer hopes to win permission for ...

Brighton restaurant may lose licence after breaching rules during Pride

A Brighton restaurant faces losing its drinks licence after police found tables full of alcoholic shots on sale during the Pride weekend. Customers were seen standing and drinking, with alcohol displayed on tables at Yelken, in St James’s Street, Brighton, in breach of t...

Hundreds sign petition to save Brighton nursery

More than 1,200 people have signed a petition to save a council-run nursery in Brighton from closure. Bright Start Nursery, at the Old Slipper Baths, in Barrack Yard, North Road, is listed in Brighton and Hove City Council’s draft budget for closure to save £104,000. According to...