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Children are being taught life-saving skills in the sea at Hove by someone who recently put his own training into action. The lessons are being laid on by the new Hove Surf Life Saving Club with funding from the National Lottery Community Fund. The club’s training officer is Ryan...

Police are trying to trace a man who is suspected of stalking a woman in Hove. Sussex Police said today (Wednesday 19 June): “Police are looking for Malcolm Howell, 52, who is wanted for interview over allegations that he has been stalking a woman known to him in Hove. “He also...

Teenagers from across Brighton and Hove have shared how youth work has helped them to grow in confidence. They said that they had learnt new skills, helped others, found paid work and become better at looking after their own health. They were praised by local politicians with...

Housing chiefs expect to spend at least £2.5 million replacing thousands of fire doors in blocks of flats across Brighton and Hove. They said that the risk to people living in council flats remained low despite the doors failing the test – to withstand fire for at least 30...

A Brighton man has been remanded in custody on charges of attempting to rape a woman and false imprisonment in the grounds of the Royal Pavilion. Andrew Ford, 23, a labourer, of Bramble Way, Stanmer Heights, Hollingbury, appeared this afternoon (Wednesday 19 June) at Brighton...

This year I feel very honoured to have had the opportunity to attend the D-Day 75 commemorations and combine this with being the city’s armed forces champion. I’ve visited Normandy before on many occasions in the company of three good friends who were D-Day veterans. This was my...

The lift at Brighton station, which has been out of order for three years, should be working again early next month. Although there is a staircase, with 54 stairs, it is not an easy walk up to the station for anyone with a pushchair or suitcase, let alone for someone with a...

Train company bosses have promised to put on extra services for Brighton Pride to prevent a repeat of the chaos last year. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) said this morning that it would also provide longer trains on Saturday 3 August. Last year Sussex Police ordered the gates to...

Police said that they had never had any problems linked to a takeaway in Brighton even though they had opposed an application by the owner for a late licence. Officers had never been called to Grill 66 in Queen’s Road, even when it operated under a temporary late-night...

A 23-year-old man from Brighton has been charged with trying to rape a woman in the grounds of the Royal Pavilion 10 days ago. Andrew Ford, 23, a labourer, of Bramble Way, Stanmer Heights, Hollingbury, has also been charged with false imprisonment. Ford has been remanded in...