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A smiling smoker merrily puffing away next to a no smoking sign at the Royal Sussex inadvertently became the face of the hospital’s switchboard this month. The woman’s picture was used by Samsung phones’ new smartcall feature and popped up whenever anyone made a...

When a photographer saw someone blowing giant bubbles on Brighton beach in front of the West Pier, he thought it would make a wonderful picture. But when he came to look at the photo he’d taken, it didn’t come out quite as he’d expected to. Instead, the result...

A Brighton boy was reunited with his missing cat last night after she was found 70 miles away in Southampton. Yolo Woodman was given Cookie for his seventh birthday almost a year ago, after years of pretending that he had a pet kitten of the same name. He was devastated when she...

A policewoman on patrol in Hove encountered her “weirdest job ever” when she helped rescue a pheasant from a Regency balcony. Had a pheasant shift rescuing this lost visitor in town, it ruffled some feathers! Officers flew into action & successfully detained and...

A mischevous mink has been spotted at the Marina this week – but although it’s charmed some of the fishermen there, others have warned not to be fooled by its cute appearance. Fisherman Ted Gillam took this picture of the mink after spotting it there on Sunday, and...

A new bench outside a supermarket in Hove has rapidly proved to be something of a talking point – and the butt of dozens of jokes and quips. A few feet from the Co-op shop window in The Parade, in Hangleton Road, the bench faces the store from close quarters. Dog walker Kelly...

Martlets is looking for volunteers to help guide people around the Snailspace trail this autumn. Following on from the success of Martlets Snowdogs by the Sea, this Autumn 50 giant and 50 junior Snail Sculptures will slide onto Brighton and Hove streets to create the city’s...

Parents queued for hours in Churchill Square today for a chance to take advantage of BuildaBear Workshop’s Pay Your Age offer. Susie Kyriacou shot this video of the queues snaking round from the store by Debenhams on the upper level, all the way down to the customer service...

Brighton cat owners are being given the chance to get their moggies on the side of Brighton’s cat-bus. The cat-bus was designed to celebrate the life of Fiveways Wilf, who was well known in his neighbourhood and passed away in October last year. There are still two spots...

A baby was born on the pavement outside the Royal Sussex County Hospital this week after a pregnant mother didn’t quite make it to the labour ward in time. The mother, Kimberly Docherty, arrived at the hospital at about 10am on Monday morning. But instead of a bed in the...