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Pool manager challenges ‘scoundrels’ to retrieve unbroken egg after overnight vandalism

A paddling pool has been closed on one of the hottest days of the year so far after ‘scoundrels’ threw scooters, cones and broken eggs into it overnight. Moulsecoomb Community Leisure Centre said Saunders Park paddling pool will be closed today, while the team filter...
Posted On 26 May 2023 at 12:44 pm
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Southwick pensioner denies careless driving over fatal crash

A Southwick pensioner has pleaded not guilty to causing the death of a pedestrian by careless driving. Owen Foss, 66, appeared at Brighton Magistrates Court yesterday charged with causing the death of Ronnie Herriot by careless driving on the Old Shoreham Road last year. Mr...
Posted On 26 May 2023 at 11:20 am
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Stop redundancies or we will occupy ‘indefinitely’, students say

Students occupying an office at the University of Brighton in protest at mass redundancies say they won’t come out until the threat of job losses is lifted. The coalition of students want to stop the 110 redundancies planned for the end of the academic year. A...
Posted On 25 May 2023 at 5:31 pm
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Burglar jailed for double doughnut shop raid

A serial burglar who raided a Brighton doughnut shop twice in just a few weeks has been sent back to prison. James Jackson, 35, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary from Crosstown Doughnuts in Sydney Street at Brighton Magistrates Court today. He had only been released from...
Posted On 25 May 2023 at 4:58 pm
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Community centre asks for help to refurbish toilets

A Hove community centre has sent out a plea to the public for help to refurbish their toilets. Hangleton Community Centre posted a plea on Facebook saying the toilets are currently “falling apart and look hideous”. The centre is run by charity, Hangleton Community Association,...
Posted On 25 May 2023 at 3:23 pm
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Local junior snooker championship returns after 13 years

Young snooker aces showed off their cue skills when a junior Brighton contest returned after a thirteen year gap. Matthew Jameson, 11, won the title of Brighton Under 18 Snooker Champion, beating the junior club league champion Casey Turner, 10. Jameson won 3 to 2 against Turner,...
Posted On 24 May 2023 at 12:29 pm
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Brighton school keeps good Ofsted rating

A Brighton school for the deaf has maintained a good rating from Ofsted for its residential provision. Hamilton Lodge School, in Walpole Road, Brighton, caters for deaf children aged five to 19, using British Sign Language as the main form of communication. The school’s 27...
Posted On 20 May 2023 at 3:07 pm
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Developer’s rent hikes forcing us out, says tradesman

A tradesman in Hanover says his landlord’s rent hikes are forcing creatives like him to abandon their storage spaces. Artisan tradesman Graeme Hope, who uses his storage unit in Lincoln Cottages to house plumbing tools and store renovated furniture, said the developers are trying...
Posted On 19 May 2023 at 2:09 pm
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Ukraine sculpture tribute comes to Valley Gardens

A touring steel sculpture dedicated to the people of Ukraine has been installed in Valley Gardens, close to the Mazda Fountain. The 13 foot high silhouettes, which show a soldier holding a baby and a refugee mother and child, will be there until Wednesday, 31 May. Created by art...
Posted On 18 May 2023 at 4:35 pm
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Afrori Books wins Bookseller of the Year

Brighton bookshop Afrori Books won the individual bookseller of the year award last night at The Bookseller awards. Owner of Afrori Books, Carolynn Bain collected the award, known as the Nibbies, on stage at the British Book Awards held at Grosvenor House Hotel in London....
Posted On 16 May 2023 at 3:19 pm
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