Klopp keen not to repeat ‘horror show’ as Reds face Brighton and Hove Albion in cup

Liverpool’s 3-0 defeat against Brighton and Hove Albion a fortnight ago was a “horror show” – and Reds manager Jurgen Klopp has no intention of reliving it. His side return this weekend for their FA Cup fourth round tie and Klopp hopes to avoid a repeat of what he called the...
Posted On 27 Jan 2023 at 10:55 pm

Brighton stalker may have more victims, police believe

A Brighton man made obscene threats including rape as he stalked a number of women, making hundreds of creepy phone calls, a court was told. Sussex Police said: “A Brighton man who targeted female strangers with hundreds of threatening and malicious phone calls has been convicted...
Posted On 27 Jan 2023 at 9:21 pm

Decision due on plans for land where protected trees were felled

A row over plans to build a house on land where protected trees were damaged and felled could be settled by councillors next week. The land owner Bulent Ekinci said that more trees would be planted than lost on the plot, next to a property known as Hillside, in Ovingdean Road,...

Concerns over missing children prompt council to request formal review

The latest revelations about refugee children missing from a hotel in Hove have prompted the council to call for an independent safeguarding review. Brighton and Hove City Council has asked the independent scrutineer of the Brighton and Hove Children’s Safeguarding Partnership to...
Posted On 27 Jan 2023 at 6:39 pm

Planners turn down 5G mast to save tree in Brighton

Plans for a 5G mast and cabinets were turned down for a patch of green space in Brighton because they would have been too close to a tree and too unsightly. More than 205 people signed a petition and 186 people sent letters objecting to the proposed mast and cabinets at the...

Pocket park planned to tackle pavement parking

A community group hopes it is now one step closer to building a pocket park after more than three years of negotiating with council red tape. A group of Round Hill residents first came up with plans to install planters by the bus stop at the junction of Prince’s Crescent to...
Posted On 27 Jan 2023 at 4:14 pm

Brighton and Hove Albion rebuff Arsenal’s £60m bid for Caicedo

Brighton and Hove Albion have rebuffed an offer worth £60 million fromm Arsenal for Moises Caicedo. The Gunners made the offer even though Brighton have made clear that Caicedo is not for sale. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta admitted on Wednesday that the club could be forced into the...
Posted On 27 Jan 2023 at 1:56 pm

Royal Mail managers tell councillors service is returning to normal

Royal Mail managers say postal deliveries in Portslade are returning to normal, after concerns about staffing levels at its sorting office. Managers have apologised for disruptions to the delivery service in BN41 and BN42 postcodes. Portslade councillors met with them on Monday...
Posted On 27 Jan 2023 at 1:03 pm

Portslade primary school maintains good Ofsted rating

A Portslade primary school has maintained its ‘good’ rating by Ofsted after its latest inspection. St Nicolas Church of England Primary School and Nursery was again rated good for all five areas of assessment by the school regulator. The report says the school is “moving from...
Posted On 27 Jan 2023 at 12:12 pm

Green space site in Saltdean to be offered to community groups

Community groups have been given a head start to buy scrubland in Saltdean which they have fought to protect from development. Residents successfully applied for special protection for three green patches on The Mount Estate, known locally as The Greens, after its previous owners...
Posted On 27 Jan 2023 at 11:54 am
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