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A Portslade school has been praised by inspectors who gave it a “satisfactory” rating. The Ofsted report for St Nicholas CE Junior, in Locks Hill, was published by the inspectorate yesterday. Lead inspector Rob Crompton gave the 246-pupil school for seven to 11-year-olds a grade...

A council hopeful has pledged his support to the fight against plans for a Tesco on the site of the Lewes Road Community Garden. Tom French, who will stand for Labour in the by-election for a St Peter’s and North Laine seat on Brighton and Hove City Council on July 8, said the...

A councillor has called for school buses to be provided for pupils who have to travel far from home because of a shortage of places. Councillor Melanie Davis said parents from central areas of Brighton and Hove needed help to get their children to Benfield School, in Old Shoreham...

Campaigners have called for craft exhibitions to be reintroduced at Hove Museum. A petition signed by 25 people will be presented to Conservative councillor David Smith, cabinet member for culture at Brighton and Hove City Council, at a meeting at 4pm tomorrow (Tuesday 15 June)....

Developers have applied for planning permission to build the first phase of a proposed business park revamp in Woodingdean. Property firm St Modwen wants to create four industrial warehouse and office units totalling 3,479 sq m at Woodingdean Business Park, at the junction of...

A four-storey complex of 40 apartments with 870 sq m of office space and a medical centre is being planned for a site opposite Shoreham Harbour. Horsham-based developer Southern Housing Group has applied for permission to build the development on a derelict plot in Kingsway,...

Rival groups of residents are lobbying the council over the scrapping of a dog-free zone in Queen’s Park, Brighton. Hundreds of people have signed two opposing e-petitions about the issue. One petition, currently signed by 261 residents, calls for the re-instatement of a dog ban...

Backers of a proposed new off licence called Lord Of The Wines will find out this week whether it will be granted permission to serve drinks until 4am. The licensing committee of Brighton and Hove City Council will consider the application for a new use for a former sweet shop....

Caroline Lucas has become the first ever Green Party MP after winning in Brighton Pavilion with 16,238 votes. Labour’s Nancy Platts was second on 14,986 ahead of Conservative Charlotte Vere on 12,275 and Lib Dem Berni Millam on 7,159. Nigel Carter for UKIP received 948...

Conservative Simon Kirby has won the Brighton Kemptown seat with 16,217 votes, ahead of Labour’s Simon Burgess on 14,889. Lib Dem Juliet Williams was third with 7,691 and Green Ben Duncan was fourth on 2,330. UKIP candidate James Chamberlain-Webber received 1,384 votes,...