Sussex News

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a serious collision on Saturday 23 May at around 10.35pm. The collision took place in Frederick Road, St Leonards at the junction with Clifton Road and involved a Vauxhall Mokka and a bicycle. It was reported that the Vauxhall Mokka was travelling in Frederick Road and collided with the bike as it entered Clifton Road. The cyclist, a 40-year-old man, was taken to hospital to be treated for serious injuries where he curr

Police are seeking to identify a woman in connection with enquiries after a racially aggravated public order incident in Western Road, Brighton on Saturday 23 May at around 2.45pm.

A man who murdered 58-year-old Rita Lambourne in her Bexhill home has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 31 years.

South East Coast Ambulance Service has been upgraded to a ‘good’ rating following its latest inspection by the Care Quality Commission.

Police are investigating after the body of a man was discovered on a beach in Rottingdean.

Five men have been arrested after a yacht carrying seven people to the UK illegally was intercepted off the south coast of England.

A boy has been charged for his involvement in an affray in Burger King in Bognor.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a serious assault that took place on Pelham Beach, Hastings on Saturday 23 May at around 6.30pm.

Police are appealing for witnesses and further information following a pursuit and collision in Haywards Heath town centre.

Police are investigating reports of secondary school pupils gathering in parks across Crawley to take part in organised fights, including 2 alleged assaults.

A 20-year-old man from Surrey has died following a medical incident at Rye Harbour.

Officers have caught a serial burglar who used the rail network to target homes across Surrey and Sussex.

Sussex Police have released an image of a woman they want to speak to following an assault at a nightclub in Eastbourne.

Worthing man Mark Holden has been convicted of multiple rapes and abusive offences against a woman over several years.

A 20-year-old man from Surrey has died following a medical incident at Rye Harbour.

Plans for housing in St Leonards are acceptable in principle, council officers have said. Last week, Hastings Borough Council planning officers approved a Permission In Principle (PIP) application proposing the construction of between two and four new homes on land next to a property known as 70 Hollington Old Lane. PIP applications are intended to act as a streamlined planning process for small scale developments, allowing applicants to establish whether a site would be suit

Plans to build nine homes in Cowfold have been refused by Horsham District Council. The application from Eastlands Farm Ltd & Hunter Developments Ltd, for two plots of land on Eastlands Lane, was turned down by planning officers earlier this month. The council received 66 letters objecting to the plans – along with objections from Cowfold Parish Council – with concerns raiesed including road safety, over-development, and the impact on wildlife habitat. The council can only de

Plans to build 12 industrial units in Henfield have been submitted to Horsham District Council. The application, from SABBG Holdings Ltd, seeks permission to develop an 8.43-acre site west of Shoreham Road, opposite Henfield Business Park. If approved, the units will be split between four buildings for light industrial use and storage, with a new access onto Shoreham Road. A statement submitted with the application said: “The site redevelopment will help play a part in the fu

Emergency services were called to an incident near Hove seafront on Tuesday evening.

Police in West Sussex have charged a man with the rape of a woman in Shoreham.