Sussex News

A controversial housing development in Crowborough has been approved after returning to planners for a second debate.

An arrest has been made after a local man was assaulted in Barnham last Saturday (4).

Black Lives Matter Protestors are planning to return to Brighton tomorrow (Saturday).

Police officers, Sussex Search and Rescue, and Search Dogs Sussex will be in Crawley today (Friday) as they step up efforts to find missing Milton Andrla.

New measures to prevent vehicles entering Southwick Green and illegal encampments being set up have received financial backing, according to Adur District Council.

A video of an individual being restrained in Brighton earlier this week (Tuesday 7) is being referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

The organisers of Eastbourne's Beer Festival have announced that this years event - set to take place in October - has been cancelled due to the ongoing social distancing measures.

Adur's high street markets will be returning from this weekend - with Shoreham Farmers Market taking place tomorrow (Saturday).

The funeral of the late Dame Vera Lynn is to take place in Ditchling today, after she passed away last month aged 103.

Outline plans to build a huge retirement community between Slinfold and Broadbridge Heath have been given a firm thumbs-down by Horsham District Council.

After the government announcement permitting outdoor swimming pools to reopen, the oldest continuously operating lido in the country, Pells Pool in Lewes, is delaying welcoming swimmers, to ensure it's properly ready.

As lockdown fragments, police in Sussex have been reporting an increase in damage caused to the county's sensitive heritage sites — and it's thought a rogue minority of metal detector users might be behind it.

The government's announced indoor gyms and swimming pools in England will be allowed to reopen from 25 July.

An Eastbourne man has been charged with the murder of Jacqueline Hoadley.

A man from Sussex has been given a ten month suspended sentence and 170 hours unpaid work after admitting to making fake Covid-19 treatment kits and selling them across the world.

A Brighton man is wanted by police in relation to an assault, threats to kill, criminal damage, and controlling and coercive behaviour.

The family of Georgina Gharsallah, who's been missing from her Worthing home since March 2018, have pleaded again with police to allow an independent review into how officers have conducted investigations — but Sussex Police says its commitment to solving the mystery of her disappearance remains.

Road closures will be in place on Friday (July 10) for the funeral of Dame Vera Lynn in her hometown of Ditchling.

There's been shock and outrage online as a video emerged of police officers restraining a person in Brighton on Tuesday (7).

A 74-year-old man underwent surgery for life-changing injuries after an incident involving a van in Chichester Road on Saturday (July 4).

Proposals for a controversial housing development in Crowborough are set to return to planners this week, after concerns were raised about an initial refusal.

Councillors have approved an £18 million scheme to build a block of 83 “co-living” flats for young professionals on the site of an old garage and joinery in Brighton.

Plans to build 255 flats and a business centre overlooking the River Adur have been approved by Adur District Council.

Elderly and vulnerable people across Sussex are again being warned to be wary of phone calls from fraudsters pretending to be from HM Customs and Revenue (HMRC).

Police investigating the murder of Jacqueline Hoadley at her home in Eastbourne have tonight (July 8) appealed to local householders and car drivers to check CCTV and dashcams to assist their enquiries.

Specialist crews from West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service have told the story of how they brought to safety a horse stuck in deep water near Shripney Lane, who could not get herself out.

The opposition leader at Crawley Borough Council has suggested Labour and the Conservatives form a coalition.

The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced that the furlough scheme will be wound down in October, along with other measures hoped to kickstart the economy, whilst speaking in the House of Commons.

Tributes have been paid to cyclist who died following a collision with a car in East Grinstead.

Hastings Borough Council faces a £4.9m financial impact as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, senior councillors have warned.

Here’s all the coronavirus related news that’s gone on in Sussex over the last 7 days.

A catalogue of licensing breaches at a burger bar culminating in an attempted rape are a “ghastly demonstration” of what happens when laws aren’t followed, a panel heard today.

Brighton Dome has received an allocation of £445,000 in funding from Arts Council England to help ensure its short term survival over the summer months.

The mayor of Hastings has apologised for not maintaining social distancing whilst taking part in a reopening ceremony at the town's pier.

West Sussex County Council's Community Safety Team, West Sussex Waste Partnership, and EPIC Media Group have been working together to create a series of graphics aimed at helping tackle domestic abuse.

The latest round of emergency funding from the government is unlikely to cover the costs of the pandemic, according to the leader of Mid Sussex District Council.

A 38-year-old man from Bromley was arrested on suspicion of common assault after a fight outside a Debenhams store in Hastings.

Two hospital trusts in Sussex - Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals and Western Sussex Hospitals - have announced plans to pursue a merger between the two trusts.

Police investigating a collision in Birdham said tonight they're trying to trace witnesses from the scene of an incident that occurred nearly three months ago.

A man who sold fake rock band hoodies and t-shirts has been sentenced after West Sussex Trading Standards seized more than £18,000 worth of goods at his property.

"Give the public credit for the largely sensible post-lockdown behaviour" — said a senior University of Brighton academic as research ramps up into how Sussex people look after each other.

Three people have pleaded guilty to assaulting a man in Bexhill in May.

Missed recycling collection rates have trebled compared with last year and missed rubbish collections more than doubled.

Saltdean Lido bosses look likely to be granted a lease for the Grade II* listed art deco pool and building as they aim to firm up funding for further restoration work.

A man has been arrested after reports of an individual with a handgun in Hastings yesterday (Monday).

A socially-distanced excavation near Eastbourne is set to uncover more about Sussex's prehistoric past, and reveal details of the area's downland heritage.

Having a joint chief executive officer controlling both West and East Sussex County Council has been described as ‘positive and progressive’.

East Sussex County Council has suspended its usual public speaking rules after receiving more than 135 questions from environmental campaigners.

Two men in their 20s have been arrested after a drugs raid in Brighton this morning (Tuesday).

Controversial proposals for fire services in East Sussex are being redrawn, according to the chairman of the East Sussex Fire Authority. 

A man's been taken to hospital after suffering a serious head injury in Southwick on Friday.

A cat called Charlie has used one of his nine lives - after being rescued from a well by Sussex firefighters.

The Pret A Manger food shop in Chichester's East Street will close permanently.

Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern train times have changed - affecting weekday and weekend services.

Pet-owners in Arun can have their say on future changes to rules about dogs in open spaces and on beaches.

The woman whose body was discovered in a house in Eastbourne on Sunday afternoon (July 5) has been named as 58-year-old Jacqueline Hoadley.

The story of high-value multiple frauds, two-timing and violence against a woman, committed by the man pictured above, has been told by a Sussex Police detective after the offender was unmasked with the help of items including a forgotten florist's receipt.

After 373 calls about abandoned pet animals last summer, the RSPCA said it fears a greater number this year as financial problems caused by the coronavirus lockdown begin to bite harder.

The Bluebell Railway has produced a limited edition souvenir ticket to mark its 60th birthday.

A man who committed a violent and unprovoked attack against a cashpoint user, leaving him needing specialist treatment for head and face injuries, has been jailed for a year-and-a-half.

A man's been left with serious injuries after he was attacked outside a pub in Eastbourne shortly after midnight on Saturday night / Sunday morning (July 4 / 5)

Thieves are targeting valuable catalytic converters underneath cars parked in Sussex at the rate of two a day, police say.

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Zookeepers are asking for name ideas after six baby meerkats were born at Drusillas Park in Alfriston.

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash in Crawley Down this morning (Monday).

Council spending on personal protective equipment (PPE) has halved from more than £600,000 a month to less than £300,000.

A new police scheme in Sussex has given extra support to more than 1,400 people reporting domestic abuse.

Police are looking for a wanted man in Brighton after a two burglaries in Brighton last month (June).

Firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a house in Southbourne overnight (Sunday).

A man has been arrested after a woman's body was found inside a house in Eastbourne yesterday (Sunday).

In a bid to raise £2400 for Eastbourne's 'You Raise Me Up' - a charity supporting those who have suffered the loss of a child between 16-25 - a team of 24 runners is midway through their challenge to run 240km in 24 hours.

The Western Sussex Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking residents of the county to get involved in the creation of permanent murals, reflecting the coronavirus pandemic, which will feature at its hospitals.

Horsham District Council has rejected a call to meet the Passivhaus energy efficiency standards in all affordable homes built by its housing company.

The deputy chair of Brighton and Hove City Council's children, families, and schools committee has written to headteachers to ask them to consider limiting the more expensive items families have to buy.

Events spaces and venues across Brighton will be illuminated in red tomorrow evening (Monday) to raise awareness of the critical condition of the events industry.

There has been “a gradual but significant increase” in reports of fly-tipping during the coronavirus lockdown, councillors have heard.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged after two people were assaulted in Uckfield on Thursday (June 25).

Police are encouraging people visiting pubs and bars reopening this weekend to enjoy themselves but to act responsibly.

Time is running short to prepare the home to school transport service for the new school year, councillors and officials were told yesterday (Thursday 2 July).

Police said it was "intelligence from the community" in Hastings that helped officers arrest three people in the space of 45 minutes.

Tributes have been paid to a motorcylist who died following a crash in Crawley Down last Thursday (June 25).

The list of countries for which quarantine will not apply to people arriving back in England has been published by the Government.

Speaking to LBC this morning (Friday), Boris Johnson said that gyms could be reopening 'in just a couple of weeks time'.

The number of coronavirus cases in Sussex has significantly increased as 'second pillar' cases have been included in Government figures for the first time.

Britain's Royal Mint says 50p coins commemorating one of Sussex's most memorable battles aren't worth "thousands".

As the government prepares to release a list of nations exempt from English quarantine rules, Gatwick Airport bosses say they're pleased: but sounded a warning about the state of the industry as a whole.

The town is set to have its own "big wheel" from next Thursday (July 9).

​​​​​​​A man caught on camera dumping wooden pallets and other rubbish from the back of a van in Billingshurst could soon find himself facing legal action.

Traders are being invited to apply for a pitch at a new monthly market which is set to arrive in Burgess Hill - nearly thirty years after the last one closed.

Movie fans in Eastbourne will be able to head to one of the regions first socially distanced events next weekend (June 11, 12) - as a socially distanced drive-in movie festival is set to take place.

Popular Arundel tourist attraction, Arundel Castle is set to reopen its gardens on Wednesday (July 8).

Childrens' play areas in Eastbourne are to reopen from Saturday (July 4) in line with government guidance on easing lockdown measures. 

Management behind Worthing Theatres and Museum tonight (July 2) said they are consulting with employees about possible redundancies, and plans for reduced hours and pay, as the organisation faces an uncertain future.

As Sussex Police report a 6% rise in reports of domestic abuse and sexual violence, emergency government funding has come to many groups helping victims.

Police on Thursday night (July 2) were searching for pensioner Gary Thomas Jones, who has gone missing from Eastbourne.

Police searching for a wanted 26-year-old man from Seaford are now offering a £500 reward for information leading to his arrest.

Two people in Sussex have been arrested and drugs have been seized in an international crackdown on drug trafficking and organised crime.

Two men have been sentenced after a number of items were stolen from pallets outside a DIY store in Chichester.

Two Crawley councillors who resigned from the Labour Party have been accused of having a ‘long-standing hostility’ towards the leader of the borough council.

A 'topping out' ceremony on Wednesday (1 July) marked a major construction milestone for the new HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Specialist Site at Teville Gate House in Worthing, near the railway station.

Pub chain Wetherspoons has released guidance for customers heading to its establishments ahead of their reopening on Saturday (July 4).

Children in Arun will have something to celebrate - and to do - as play areas are set to reopen across the district.

After almost 10 tonnes of waste was collected from one beach in Sussex in just one week - a campaign has been launched to clean up Rother's coastline.

A group of 22 experts, including a professor from the University of Sussex, have warned that coronavirus researchers modelling the pandemic are 'too precise in their claims'.

An 85-year-old woman sustained hand and facial injuries after being violently assaulted in her own home in Hastings on Tuesday.

In the year to the end of this March, there were 483 reports of violence against a shop-worker made to Sussex Police — an increase of 32% (156 reports) over the previous year.

The leader of Crawley Borough Council has denied that he or any of the Labour Group reported one their own to the Party leadership on suspicion of anti-Semitism.

Increased availability of homes that are appropriate for the district's needs is among new commitments councillors in Wealden said they're making, as they revealed the authority's new "housing strategy".

Two boys have been arrested after a collision in Brighton on Tuesday (30).

The government's Competition and Markets Authority says it's expecting to fine a Brighton-based musical instrument retailer "GAK" up to around £250,000 for an apparent price-fixing agreement.

A 19-year-old has been sentenced to three years and four months in a Young Offender Institution after robbing a store in Eastbourne on May 26.

Parent-campaigners and teachers at two primary schools in Horsham have reached an uneasy agreement, after a push to have all year-groups return to the classroom.

A second Crawley councillor has resigned from the Labour Party – leaving the Conservatives with the most seats on the borough council.

A Crawley councillor has quit the Labour Party after being accused of anti-Semitism.

Here’s all the coronavirus related news that’s gone on in Sussex over the last 7 days.

Brighton's iconic Palace Pier is set to reopen this Saturday with measures in place to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Last night's Premier League game at the Amex saw Brighton suffer their first defeat since the season restarted.

Chichester District Council plans to use more than £8m from its reserves to pay for the costs it has endured during the pandemic.

The Department for Transport has awarded over £650,000 to Brighton and Hove City Council for its "Urgency Response Transport Action Plan", helping the city's commuters avoid using public transport in a healthy way.

A total of £3,150,149 is coming from Arts Council England to groups and individuals in Sussex, who've applied for assistance as the pandemic causes income streams to shrink.

A woman who began her police career in Norfolk in 1993, and who was previously the county's Deputy Chief Constable, has been confirmed as the new leader of Sussex Police.

A burger bar faces losing its licence less than 18 months after it was granted after an attempted rape on the premises.

A 26-year-old man from Bognor Regis has been jailed for eight months after breaking his Criminal Behaviour Order this month (June).

Official prison inspectors say men at Ford Open Prison near Arundel have become "highly frustrated" that the coronavirus lockdown has stopped most of them working in the community ahead of their release.

A man has been arrested after a woman was assaulted on West Wittering beach on Friday (26).

A man from the Isle of Wight has been charged as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into the seizure of cocaine worth £10 million at Newhaven port in East Sussex in November 2019.

A person has reportedly died after reports of an incident on the tracks between Gatwick Airport and East Croydon this morning (Tuesday).

After painful attempts to perfect the system, ideas for an “ideal” home to school transport service for children with special educational needs are up for discussion this week.

Singer/songwriter Peter Andre did his best to keep up with his commitments as Patron of Sussex's Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospice, when he couldn't visit personally due to the coronavirus lockdown.

West Sussex councillors have asked officers to explore the possibility of a county-wide ban on people parking cars on verges and pavements.

Green councillors have shared their ‘vigilant optimism’ about West Sussex County Council’s new climate change strategy.

A man has been arrested after an incident left a woman with facial injuries in Hsatings on Thursday (25).

A 16-year-old boy from Worthing has been arrested following a stabbing at Shoreham-by-Sea station.

Firefighters have been tackling a blaze overnight (Monday) in Henfield.

A 64-year-old man has been charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl in East Sussex.

Police “can’t stop people coming to the coast”, Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne has warned.

Emotional scenes took place at the Eastbourne DGH, as staff and family cheered Steve Honeyball on his discharge from hospital after 97 days recovering from Covid-19.

A drug dealer has been jailed after being caught by police on patrol in Eastbourne.

A 13-year-old cyclist has had the bike he was riding stolen by an armed robber in Crawley.

A person has been taken to hospital after reports of a casualty on the tracks at Portslade station this morning (Monday).

Most pubs and bars will be able to sell takeaway drinks from early next month if a new government bill becomes law.

A woman has been arrested after reports of an altercation involving two females in Goring last Thursday (25).

After a four-year delay, a plan for how Hassocks should be developed in the future has been put into place.

Officials from HM Coastguard Shoreham said their team were joined by Newhaven Coastguard, Shoreham RNLI, Sussex Police, SECAmb and local lifeguards to rescue a swimmer in water off Brighton yesterday (Sunday).

A man has been arrestd after a series of thefts from parked cars in Hove.

An international human trafficking gang have been ordered to pay back over £326,000 after an investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU).

A man who was stabbed at Shoreham-by-Sea-Station on Friday night has prompted a police investigation.

Police are set to launch a summer crackdown on drink and drug-drivers in Surrey and Sussex.

Littlehampton's bonfire celebrations will not go ahead this year because of coronavirus.

A large gathering of 'performance' style cars and their drivers took place on Newhaven's beach car park last night (Saturday).

It’s been a long time coming but the Hassocks Neighbourhood Plan has finally been ‘made’ and will help to determine future planning applications in the area.

More than 50 vulnerable people who were told to leave the Chatsworth Hotel in Worthing on Thursday have been offered alternative accommodation.

A warning's been issued after officials noticed a large increase of paddle boarders in Shoreham.

Proposals to build houses on a greenfield site on the outskirts of Uckfield have been given the go ahead by Wealden planners.

Witnesses are being sought after a man was stabbed in the leg at a railway station last night (Friday).

Four police vehicles have been damaged in Hove overnight (Friday).

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An investigation is underway following a fire which broke out in the roof of a property in Hailsham last night (Friday).

Worthing's sea-front is set to see the 46-metre-high tourist attraction again this summer, and construction begins a few days from today (June 26).

Wealden planners have agreed to lift a condition restricting the number of houses which can be built at a major housing development in Crowborough.

Crawley Borough Council has agreed to join an electric vehicle strategy covering the whole of West Sussex.

The driver of a vehicle involved in a collision on the A259 at Seaford on Tuesday (23) is being sought by police.

A woman, who walks with the aid of a stick, has allegedly been assaulted while buying ice cream from an ice cream van in Hailsham on Monday (22).

A man has been arrested after a motorcyclist sadly died in a collision in Crawley Down.

As thousands flocked to Sussex's beaches on the hottest day of the year yesterday (Thursday), staff from Brighton And Hove City Council were left with the task of cleaning up.

Police said today (June 26) they'll increase patrols in East Grinstead to combat an increase in reports of anti-social behaviour.

A leading councillor has slammed those responsible in former Brighton and Hove administrations, for offering a £36 million loan for the i360, calling the attraction a “doughnut on a stick”.

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A fox that had gotten itself stuck in a drain has been rescued by the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS).

A dispersal order has been granted to Police in Brighton and Hove after reports of disorder involving large groups on Hove Lawns.

Residents and visitors of Sussex are being urged by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service to be vigilant to the risk of wildfires as temperatures across the region increase.

Lewes's outdoor swimming pool, the oldest freshwater lido in the country, can't re-open on 4th July — and managers say the government's specific exclusion of swimming pools is unfair.

Plans for a multi-million pound cycling and walking network will be subject to a lengthy public consultation after being given the nod by Crawley Borough Council.

Leisure centres in Mid Sussex won’t re-open for ‘some time’, even if the government gives the all-clear.

Mid Sussex District Council has set aside £4.2m to pay for more temporary housing.

The cost of providing emergency food during the covid-19 coronavirus crisis has risen to £200,000, with extra cash coming from Brighton and Hove City Council.

Two people have been taken to hospital after a collision between a motorcyle and a car on the A26 at Newhaven this morning (Thursday).

A man involved in a drugs gang supplying illegal substances to Sussex from London has received a prison sentence for drug offences after police executed simultaneous warrants in this county and in Hammersmith, west London.

A man has been charged after an alarm activation at a sports shop in Worthing on June 11.

Sussex Police report that a woman, believed to be in her 50s, died on Worthing Beach earlier today (June 25), having suffered a medical episode.

Rother District Council have said that police road closures are in place to stop people getting to Camber Sands.

Five people have been arrested after the sudden death of a man in Bexhill on Wednesday (24).

Two people have been arrested after concerns around drug dealing in Hastings.

On Thursday morning (June 25), Britain's official weather forecasters issued a new and higher-level heat alert for all of Sussex.

Hastings councillors have called for ‘urgency’ on completing the Queensway Gateway Road after reports of further delays as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The warm weather across Sussex saw thousands of people head to the region's beaches causing gridlocked roads and hour-long queues in some places yesterday (Wednesday).

Sussex Police said officers were called to a property in Worthing's Central Avenue at 12.57pm today (24 June).

A man from Crawley has been sent for trial, charged with arson endangering life at a house in the town.

As scores of visitors returned to Sussex's most popular beaches, the Met Office confirmed by mid-afternoon on Wednesday (June 24) that it had been the "warmest day of the year so far".

After £35,000 of penalties were handed out in Brighton and Hove for fly-tipping during lockdown, a new reporting hot-line has been launched.

Uckfield Police said they're looking for an early-morning burglar who broke into a rugby club, stole the cash drawer from a till — and found it was empty.

Police want to identify a person caught on CCTV, in connection with a burglary in Worthing.

An image has been released by police of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an assault that happened during the Black Lives Matter Protest in Brighton on Saturday (13 June).

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Drusillas Park will be reopening this Friday (26) with extra measures in place to help protect visitors.

Two common household batteries have started fires in bin collection trucks in Wealden.

Here’s all the coronavirus related news that’s gone on in Sussex over the last 24 hours.

The revelation came when Green councillor Jamie Lloyd asked if the seafront road will remain traffic-free at Brighton and Hove City Council’s Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee meeting on Tuesday, 23 June.

Police in Burgess Hill are inviting suspected trespassers at a swimming pool to try to reclaim the clothes they left behind — but only by attending the town's Police Station.

A 'spoof' sign spotted in a shop window in Brighton has drawn interest on social media.

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for thunderstorms across East Sussex for this weekend.

The British Transport Police has confirmed that a person has died after being struck by a train in the early hours of this morning.

A man has died after a collision on the A27 at Chichester this morning (Wednesday).

A new Hepatitis and HIV screening programme for all temporarily housed rough sleepers has launched in Brighton and Hove.

The A27 remains closed westbound after an early morning accident between the A286 (Stockbridge) and the A259 (Chichester).

Trains between Eastbourne and Ashford International are suspended this morning (Wednesday) due to an emergency incident in the area.

Three people - including a fifteen-year-old boy - were arrested by police after an elderly woman was robbed of £300 as she withdrew the money from an ATM in Hastings.

Radical changes to city streets including road closures and a new temporary cycle lane for miles along the seafront were approved by city councilors tonight (Tuesday, June 23).

Artificial intelligence is being used to help the early detection of the coronavirus — and a University of Brighton scientist is part of a winning team that's making it happen.

Proposals to pay a special allowance to the chairman of the East Sussex pension committee have been given the backing of senior county councillors.

West Sussex County Council has been accused of slapping taxpayers in the face after refusing to follow government guidance on six-figure severance pay.

Boris Johnson has announced that pubs, restaurants, cinemas, museums and hairdressers will be allowed to reopen from July 4.

A man from Nutbourne, West Sussex, has been jailed for two years after stalking a woman he met online.

Two teenagers have been arrested after a man was seriously assaulted in Worthing on Saturday (20).

A man has been charged after two people were injured in Lancing last Friday (19).

Grand National-winning jockey Liam Treadwell, who was born in Arundel, has died at the age of 34.

West Sussex councillors would like to see the definition of hate crime extended to include attacking people for their political beliefs.

Black people were almost ten times as likely than others to be stopped and searched by Sussex Police over the past year.

The UK’s official weather forecasters say temperatures in Sussex between now (June 23) and the end of the month are set to reach unusual highs.

Campers who illegally pitch tents in Sussex's South Downs National Park are being told to stop, after staff discovered a damaged and polluted site in a "very sensitive area".

A community centre in the heart of Eastbourne has received a £2,000 grant from councillors in Old Town and Upperton wards.

A man has been left with a head injury after a brawl at a Brighton bus stop on Sunday (21).

Police are looking for a man after a van suffered £500 worth of damage in Brighton Marina.

Police are re-appealing for witnesses following an assault last month (May) in Crawley - which left a man with a fractured eye socket.

Here’s all the coronavirus related news that’s gone on in Sussex over the last 24 hours.

Noise and speeding by motorcyclists in Hastings have prompted an intervention by police.

Five public toilets in Hastings are being closed after being targetted by vandals.

Firefighters have been tackling a blaze in a barn fire in Treyford last night (Monday).

Two young women who were approached by a man behaving suspiciously in Burgess Hill on Thursday (June 18) are being sought by police.

Three people have been rescued by a jet skier after their dinghy got swept up by the windy weather near Pagham yesterday (Sunday).

Here’s the latest coronavirus-related news that has happened over the weekend (20-21) June.

Two men have been taken to hospital seriously injured after a car collided with a tractor and trailer in Ringmer yesterday evening (Monday, 18).

A woman has been taken to hospital with serious back and leg injuries after the car she was driving crashed through a hedge in Fairlight yesterday morning (Sunday, 17).

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Police said only nine fines were issued for breaching coronavirus restrictions in Sussex over the weekend (May, 15-17)

Police are investigating after a woman was attacked by another woman outside a convenience store in St Leonards.