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The old Westows children’s play centre in Hove is on fire, with four fire engines and an aerial ladder platform at the scene. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said that it was unable to be sure that no one was inside the vacant building which is due to be turned into housing....

On Thursday 2 May, Brighton and Hove residents will have the opportunity to say who they want to represent them on the city council. The elections take place against Brexit chaos and the climate emergency while Tory austerity continues to fail our communities, with our city...

The search is already under way to find an alternative option for redeveloping the King Alfred. The deadline for Crest Nicholson to sign a development agreement with Brighton and Hove City Council is just a week away. But the stalling Brexit negotiations may yet see everything...

Music fans will have a larger version of a Brighton night club to enjoy now that it has been given permission to carry out a conversion of its new premises. The Haunt will take over the former Days Oriental restaurant in East Street, with Grosvenor Casino taking over The...

Train bosses have postponed engineering work on the Brighton main line to make it easier for thousands of football fans to travel to Wembley to watch Brighton and Hove Albion in the FA Cup semi-finals. Network Rail and Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) said today that they had been...

Another pharmacy in Hove is to close leaving the area with one of the lowest levels of cover in the country. The proposed closure of Blake’s Pharmacy, in Blatchington Road, is being described as a “consolidation” or “merger” with the nearby Trinity Pharmacy, in Goldstone Villas....

An upside down house in which people can take pictures of themselves lying on the “ceiling” is set to be built on Brighton seafront. Plans have been submitted to Brighton and Hove City Council to build the Upside Down House in the event space between the i360 and...

People living opposite Queen’s Park Tennis Club are concerned about plans to set up a bar. The club in East Drive, has applied for a licence to sell alcohol from noon to 11pm for gatherings, private parties, internal functions and community events. Noise and anti-social...

Wimpy is returning to Portslade and the burger bar’s boss wants to be able to sell beer to diners. The owner Kanagasabai Thirukkumaran has applied to sell alcohol from 10am to 10pm daily at the burger bar in Station Road. It is currently being refurbished. Wimpy plans to...

Hove MP Peter Kyle is to ask Network Rail bosses to postpone a shutdown between Brighton and Three Bridges on the day when thousands of football fans will be heading to Wembley. Brighton and Hove Albion take on Premier League champions Manchester City either on Saturday 6 April...