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Cuts to beach lifeguard cover agreed by councillors

The number of lifeguard stations will be cut along Brighton and Hove seafront this summer despite an attempt by Labour to block the change. The Greens and Conservatives agreed to the reduced service after funding was cut by £100,000 when Brighton and Hove City Council set its...

Posted On 10 Mar 2023 at 7:36 pm

, By Sarah Booker-Lewis, local democracy reporter

Protected trees damaged by building work set to be felled

A developer who damaged protected sycamore trees while building houses in Ovingdean has been given permission to chop them down – but must replace them. Twelve trees next to the six new houses being built on land to the east of The Vale in Ovingdean have already been felled...

Posted On 10 Mar 2023 at 4:57 pm

, By Felice Southwell

Power cut causes traffic chaos on Lewes Road

A power outage caused chaos when it stopped traffic lights at a busy Lewes Road junction working today. Traffic lights on the Vogue Gyratory junction with Bear Road, Hollingdean Road and Upper Lewes Road, were affected by an unplanned power cut in the area. UK Power Networks say...

Posted On 10 Mar 2023 at 4:39 pm

, By Felice Southwell

Tesla driver fined £666 for speeding

A Brighton Tesla driver has avoided being disqualified for driving at speeds of almost 100mph but ended up with a £666 fine. Miles Cheverton, 44, was caught driving his electric sports car at 96mph in a 60mph zone in Coombe Valley Way, in Bexhill, last August. The black Model S...

Posted On 10 Mar 2023 at 3:59 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Man charged over beach sex attacks

A man has been charged with sexually assaulting four lone women at night on Brighton beach. Mohamed Abdelsalam, 24, of Preston Road, in Brighton, has been charged with three counts of sexual assault and one count of assault by penetration in relation to four separate reports in...

Posted On 10 Mar 2023 at 2:07 pm

, By Jo Wadsworth

Council takes pair to court over striped beach hut-style trailer

A Brighton couple who built a striped Martha Gunn-style bathing hut on their driveway have been taken to court by the council, which wants it removed. Paul Davis and Alison Bullough started converting the trailer outside their house in Lower Rock Gardens during the first...

Posted On 10 Mar 2023 at 10:38 am

, By Jo Wadsworth

Plans for five-storey block of flats in Hove turned down

Councillors turned down £11 million plans to build a five-storey block of flats and three storeys of business premises in place of a couple of old warehouses in Hove. Martin Homes was refused planning permission to demolish the existing buildings at Saxon Works, behind 303-305...

Posted On 10 Mar 2023 at 10:36 am