Sussex News

In a police operation involving armed officers in Brighton and Hove, two people have been arrested in connection with a knifepoint robbery in the city today, September 30.

Police officers in Sussex have arrested four people in connection with an attack on a man walking through Crawley town centre.

Here's the latest update on coronavirus figures for Sussex, including the total number of cases and hospital deaths recorded.

“We need to put aside party politics and work together in the interest of our residents.”

“A collection of historical importance for the nation and a rare slice of social history.”

The Eastbourne "Eye" is staying in place until November 30th.

Eastbourne's newest attraction - a 20,000 square foot adventure park, inspired by TV's Ninja Warrior - is to open tomorrow (Thursday).

A campaigner calling for food waste collections from homes in Brighton and Hove was pleased to hear about signs of progress.

Three people have been arrested following a spate of thefts from vehicles in Crawley.

More than 400 knives have been seized from an address in Bexhill after a police raid on Tuesday (September 29).

A Brighton and Hove city councillor has broken the council’s code of conduct by calling rough sleeper figures “fake”.

East Sussex County Council says it will not be looking to make any new cuts next year, as the authority begins its annual budget-setting process.

A man has been identified by police investigating a report of abuse against staff in Eastbourne's Pets at Home store.

A yellow weather warning for wind and rain has been put in place for Sussex.

A man and a woman have had their phones stolen as they walked down a pathway in St Leonards on the evening of August 12.

The petition was started by a former councillor who says parents are borrowing money for branded items.

Three people from Kent have been arrested after a burglary in Forest Row and a collision two days later.

A man in his 70s has been jailed for a year and ten months for abusing a young girl in Eastbourne in the early 1990s.

Crawley Borough Council may renew a Public Space Protection Order giving police power to confiscate alcohol.

Officers would like to speak to the man pictured in connection with an incident at the Pets at Home store in Eastbourne last month (August).

Sussex Police have referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) after a review found alleged failings during the force's investigation into the disappearance of Georgina Gharsallah.

Rampion has announced plans that could see their wind farm off the coast of Sussex double in size.

A man has been arrested after a lorry containing livestock overturned on the A23 at Dial Post, near Horsham.

Cases of coronavirus at the University of Sussex are said to be 'low', according to the Vice-Chancellor.

People need to stop seeing shoplifting as an inevitable cost of running a store, the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner has said.

East Sussex County Council has rejected calls to stop using a controversial weedkiller, saying it remains the ‘most effective and efficient’ measure available.

Proposals to create a new cycle path in Hastings have been given the go- ahead by senior councillors.

Sussex Police recorded more than 5,700 rural crimes in 2019/20 – a rise of more than 350 compared to the previous year.

A photographer who created an image of the waters of the English Channel at Lancing has been honoured for her work by a national charity supporting seafarers.

Six teenagers have been summoned to court in connection with a fight in Hailsham town centre.

A woman' in her 60s has been seriously injured in a collision in Lancing.

Two Chichester councillors have left the Conservative Party.

An image has been released of a man police would like to speak to in connection with the assault of a bus passenger in Pagham on September 21.

A 13-year-old boy remains in hospital with life-changing injuries after falling from a swing in Worthing on September 8.

Police are looking to hear from anyone who may have been approached by a man seeking cash 'for the journey home' at UK airports.

Plans to change part of a village store into a micro-pub have been given the nod by Worthing Borough Council.

A 21-year-old man has died after the vehicle he was driving hit a wall in Crowborough on Saturday.

The popular sea-front tourist attraction where the chalky South Downs meet the ocean at Seaford, has now re-opened after a programme of repairs.

A temporary recycling point is due to open in Crawley today (September 28) following a fire in the main Household Waste Recycling Site (HWRS) building in July 2020.

Home Office money totalling £78,000 has been invested in a Sussex-wide programme to help parents in Sussex understand why their children may be troubled — and develop ways to overcome the problem.

Lewes District Council has agreed to continue its business support programmes, its "Local Enterprise and Apprentice Platform" (LEAP), for a further three years.

A virtual panel meeting has been held by Sussex Police to address road safety concerns in communities across Sussex.

A team of firefighters from Haywards Heath are putting in their final training sessions ahead of taking on a Three Peaks style Challenge next week - and they'll be wearing full firefighting kit and breathing apparatus whilst completing it.

A partnership between councils, health providers, and community and voluntary providers, has led to a new strategy for improving health and wellbeing for those with dementia in West Sussex.

Detectives in Brighton have arrested a man in connection with an investigation into attempted burglaries. 

A police officer who was shot dead in Croydon custody centre this morning (Friday) has been named as Matt Ratana, head coach at East Grinstead Rugby Club.

A man who's the subject of a European Arrest Warrant is thought to be in the Bognor Regis area.

Police are looking for a 22-year-old wanted woman in the Brighton area.

The new owners of Brighton Hippodrome have been told they must restore the building or face a hefty fine — but have been given a grace period to do the work.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fall of a man at a building site in Hove last Thursday (17).

Lewes District Council's leader says financial problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic "will not define the future of the authority".

Southern Railway services between Three Bridges and Brighton have been disrupted by an electricity outage this morning (Friday).

An image of a man police would like to speak to in connection with a burglary at a property in Brighton has been released.

A 34-year-old woman was left with a broken leg and other injuries after a road rage incident in Crawley.

During just one week from 14 to 19 September, as part of the latest phase of coordinated law enforcement activity across the UK, officers in Sussex said they made 29 arrests, and seized more than £15,000 worth of drugs, 47 mobile phones, and 13 weapons, mainly knives.

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of making threats to kill, and possessing a weapon, in connection with a highly visible operation in Brighton's Whitehawk this afternoon (September 24).

"The dog had been fly tipped along with bags of rubbish like a broken fridge or an old mattress."

Tributes have been paid by the family of a young man who died after being involved in a collision in East Sussex on Sunday (20).

Police teams working to tackle knife crime and serious violence in Sussex said they made five arrests during a day of action in Brighton earlier this week.

A total of 16 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in schools, colleges and family centres across West Sussex.

Proposals for a thousand flats  in a development which rises to 28 storeys at Brighton Marina should be refused, planners say.

Two men are to appear in court on a charge of attempting to burgle a home in the village of Southwater.

Concerns about human rights abuse have prompted the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner to withdraw £6m invested in Qatar.

A new jobs support scheme will launch in November to replace the outgoing furlough scheme, the Chancellor has announced.

"Two firearms thought to be gas pistols, a large zombie knife, a machete, a baseball bat, and a small hand axe."

A 35-year-old woman from Hailsham has been convicted for indirectly allowing her household waste to be dumped on private land in the town.

A prolific begger has been handed a Criminal Behaviour Order by magistrates in Crawley.

Police are searching for witnesses after a driver was seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision on the A280 at Long Furlong yesterday morning (Wednesday).

Police are warning residents in Sussex to be wary of a fraudulent email making the rounds.

This video shows the moment a driver crashed and overturned their car after texting at the wheel east of Brighton on the A259 coast road.

Police investigations have stepped up after a member of the public reportedly injured a woman by firing a taser outside a country pub, late at night.

Police say they've responded "firmly" in dealing with a man who bludgeoned and stamped a seagull to death, because he was annoyed by the bird stealing a sandwich.

Three men have been arrested in Sussex after a joint operation between the Metropolitan Police Flying Squad and Sussex Police on Tuesday (22) evening.

County councillors have raised concerns about “significant uncertainty” as work begins on the authority’s annual budget-setting process. 

Crews from Brighton RNLI lifeboat were called to assist the police and HM Coastguard at Hove Lawn Beach this morning (Wednesday).

The owners of a lagoon west of Horsham, dubbed ‘a potential environmental disaster waiting to happen’, could be prosecuted if they fail to clear it by May.

Here's the latest update on coronavirus figures for Sussex, including the total number of cases and hospital deaths recorded.

A grant worth nearly £100,000 has been secured to help the Environment Agency keep the mouth of the River Cuckmere clear, and save the village of Alfriston from flooding.

Two people have been injured in a two-vehicle collision on the A280 near Long Furlong this morning (Wednesday).

Officers are investigating a reported assault in Crawley on Sunday.

A van driver has been airlifted to hospital after a serious collision on the A272, shortly before 9am this morning (Tuesday).

Councillors, veterans and dignitaries attended a remembrance service at Hailsham War Memorial on Sunday, to commemorate those who took part in the Battle of Britain.

A nationwide shed-building award has been scooped by an Eastbourne resident - who managed to engineer a shed that runs on rails.

Specialist heritage police are investigating the theft of valuable lead from a memorial in Eastbourne, placed in memory of fallen World War I soldiers.

Town council elections are set to take place in Bexhill next year, following a final vote by Rother councillors.

If you live in Haywards Heath or Burgess Hill and the surrounding areas you may be without water this morning (Tuesday).

A councillor accused of breaking a code of conduct by accusing officers of faking homeless figures doubled down on his claim during a hearing this week.

Rother District Council could be set to appoint a new chief executive by the beginning of next week, after restructure proposals were given the go ahead by members.

Over 400 babies, born to West Sussex parents during the peak of the pandemic, are still to be registered.

Six people in Chichester are celebrating after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode.

A motorcyclist from Shoreham has been seriously injured after a crash on the A27 at Firle.

A model of a proposed statue honouring suffragette Mary Clarke has been revealed.

Worthing's Kittie's Field is now home to a new set of table tennis tables.

A man's been arrested on suspicion of having a gun, in connection with a significant police operation in Brighton this afternoon involving armed officers.

Sweeping changes to the planning system would leave West Sussex having to build an extra 2,234 homes each year — and councillors aren't happy about it.

Ottilie Jaye Tuson was the 2,000th baby born at the Eastbourne Midwifery Unit to proud parents Emily Lawrence and Matthew Tuson weighing in at 6lbs 11oz.

Councillors in Brighton & Hove will discuss proposals next week.

West Sussex County Council has been compared to "Maggie Thatcher, the original milk snatcher" after it cut funds for break-time milk for children who receive free school meals.

A woman has been taken to what police called a "place of safety" — after an incident that stopped trains east of Brighton today (September 21), on the line toward Lewes.

Proposals have been put forward to open a new hotel on Hastings seafront.

The memorial will list the names of all the victims.

Public authorities and emergency services in Lewes said today (September 21) they expect this year's Bonfire commemorations to be a "non event".

West Sussex County Councillors were united in their decision to support people who need help.

A car roof has been cut open and two people were rescued after it rolled onto its side in Littlehampton this morning.

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"No power for local people to ensure it is the type of housing they need…. and whilst numbers are increased in certain areas, it is a little too little."

A police officer in Chichester has been injured in an attack on duty so severely that he can't return to work ten days later.

Horsham District Council is expected to allocate funding, in a bid to make its direct emissions carbon neutral by 2030.

Residents in Chichester are being invited to have their say on proposed cycling and walking network improvements.

A noisy neighbour has been fined and forced to pay compensation, following a number of noise complaints and an investigation.

A man's been seriously injured in an attempted armed robbery in a shop in Hove.

A man out walking has died after a car collided with him in the early hours yesterday (Sunday), east of Heathfield.

A man arrested in connection with an incident outside a Brighton school has been released from custody with strict bail conditions, as police enquiries continue.

A 13-year-old boy has been left with serious injuries after an incident at Kitty's Field park in Worthing.

A former teacher, who now resides in Worthing, has been jailed for six years and six months and ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register for life after being found guilty of rape.

Officers from Sussex Police are winding down a week-long operation aiming to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on the county's roads.

Coastguard crews in Littlehampton were called to assist harbour master teams with an incident on the River Arun yesterday (Friday).

A scheme to discreetly indicate and support individuals with a hidden disability has been formally recognised by Lewes District Council after a motion was passed.

A warning about the use of electric scooters has been issued by Chichester District Council after a rise in the use of the vehicles has been recorded.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a 15-year-old boy had his bicycle forcibly stolen by a group of boys in Burgess Hill.

Teenager Trent Hutchinson (above) has been given a life sentence, for the murder of his friend who he stabbed to death in Newhaven after an argument.

A teacher at a special needs school in Sussex ended up paying out £150 for a private covid-19 test after spending hours reloading the government website.

Rebuilding the Woodlands Meed College on its existing playing field, using £20m of County Council funding, is going ahead on schedule, the local authority said — though an alternative site may be used, in the end.

The finance chief at Eastbourne Borough Council is appealing to the government to "honour funding promises" as councillors learn of a Covid-related budget hole of up to £25m.

An arrest has been made after reports of a man brandishing a machete in Brighton yesterday (Thursday).

Brighton & Hove City Council have shut down the fair on The Level

The new show will be performed on stage in the open air at a Hove park

Steady progress is reportedly being made in a £23million scheme to build a key transport link in Burgess Hill.

Two men have been arrested after reversing into a police car twice during a pursuit in Brighton on Wednesday night (September 16).

A masters student who grew up in Horsham has helped create a device that's won the national leg of the James Dyson Award.

Gatwick Airport bosses claim to have installed the UK's first ultra-violet light treatment of security trays, as they try to reduce the spread of coronaviruses, and protect passengers and staff.

A teenager has been convicted of murder by stabbing his friend to death in Newhaven after an argument.

Students at the Brighton Aldridge Community Academy were on lockdown inside their school this afternoon (September 17) while police searched nearby for a man who was reportedly armed.

Police would like to speak to these two people about an incident in the gardens of Sheffield Park.

Eastbourne Borough Council is set to go out to consultation on a “big change” to the town’s bin collections.

All of West Sussex is now subject to a "yellow alert" based on the rising number of Covid-19 cases.

A man arrested in South London yesterday (September 16), in an operation against so-called "County Lines" drugs gangs, was due in court in Sussex today.

Officers are looking to identify the man pictured in connection with a reported robbery in Worthing on Sunday (13).

A major green space, previously put forward for development, is set to be preserved and enhanced for the future, and will stop Lancing and Shoreham becoming a single built-up area, according to Adur District Council.

A man who was wanted by police has been jailed for 42 weeks after an assault where he punched his victim to the ground in Brighton.

Vandals have damaged part of a church in Sussex that has sections dating back to the 12th century or earlier.

More than 100 people in West Sussex have tested positive for Covid-19 over the past week.

Plumpton Racecourse and the Glyndebourne opera house are being considered as potential regional testing centres, councillors have heard.

Sexual assaults carried out by young people in Sussex have been called ‘a real concern’ by the head of the county’s National Probation Service.

Police seized 110 knives and guns from people in West Sussex in August – 101 from the same house.

A study is underway to find the cause of the lower-than-expected rates of coronavirus infections in 1066 Country, councillors have heard.

It's being claimed the race and class of a woman from Worthing, missing since March 2018, may have influenced Sussex Police's investigation into her disappearance.

Here's the latest update on coronavirus figures for Sussex, including the total number of cases and hospital deaths recorded.

Firefighters said a "small gas leak" inside the Claremont Hotel led to the fire that destroyed much of the Grade-II* listed building last November.

Two teenage boys from Brighton face allegations that they carried out street robberies in Sussex.

An investigation has begun after a robbery in Haywards Heath in August, with officers urging witnesses to come forward.

As another season of the popular 'Great British Bake Off' arrives on Channel 4 next week, we meet the bakers from Sussex who are set to take on the 'showstopper', and try to avoid a 'soggy bottom'.

The remaining libraries in East Sussex are due to reopen next month, after being closed in response to coronavirus guidelines.

Officers in Brighton have arrested a man suspected of threatening shopkeepers at knifepoint, before stealing alcohol and cash from a till.

A young man with diabetes died after he “dropped through just about all the gaps possible”, councillors have heard.

A man from Burgess Hill is completing an 'everesting' in East Sussex on Sunday (20).

A man is due in court on Wedesday (September 16) charged with committing physical attacks on three police officers.

Mid Sussex District Council’s decision to shut Clair Hall has been described as an ‘opportunity’ by some and a ‘major blow’ by others.

University of Brighton virus expert Dr Sarah Pitt believes more than one dose of a potential Covid-19 vaccine, or subsequent booster jabs, are likely to be needed to help wipe out coronavirus.

The South Downs National Park Authority wants people in Sussex to join its Citizens' Panel, to help shape its future.

A noisy neighbour who made a resident's life so miserable she had to move out of her home has been ordered to pay a four-figure amount in compensation, costs and a fine, after a prosecution by Worthing Borough Council.

A man has been charged with taking a car without the owner's consent and failing to stop after a collision in Brighton last Friday (11).

Firefighters from Burgess Hill have pedalled their way from one end of the country to the other – and raised more than £6,000 for two good causes along the way.

The demolition of Burgess Hill’s old library will cost Mid Sussex District Council £140,000.

Some residents in Brighton are still without water after a water main burst on Monday (14) morning.

A 32-year-old woman has been found on Bognor beach with injuries to her face and arms.

Nine state schools across Brighton and Hove look likely to have to cut the number of classes that they offer – and between them shed more than a dozen jobs.

A Sussex mother's desperate search for a coronavirus test resulted in a 90-mile journey to the Isle of Wight.

A clash of diaries left West Sussex councillors frustrated after senior officers and cabinet members left a meeting just as the county’s economy was about to be discussed.

Six fire engines have been scrambled to a fire in Chichester this morning (Tuesday).

Lewes councillors have expressed disappointment with the authority’s external auditors over the long-delayed publication of the council’s annual accounts.

A father and his children are among those who who were rescued by Selsey RNLI on Sunday (13).

An Eastbourne wine delivery business has been granted a licence following a hearing earlier this month. 

Police are searching for a missing man in his 20s from Eastbourne.

Firefighters have been responding to a property fire in Hambrook.

Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a property in a village just north of Chichester Harbour (Monday).

A man has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault, less than an hour after an attack was reported in Horsham.

Discussing government plans to overhaul the local council system would be ‘pointless’ at the moment, according to the leader of West Sussex County Council.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a police officer was stabbed in Eastbourne this morning (Monday).

Coastguards in East Sussex are renewing warnings about highly dangerous cracks that have appeared at the top of the chalk cliffs near the Belle Tout lighthouse.

Four teenagers have been arrested after a police officer was attacked in Chichester on Friday (11).

A steep rise in the number of rough sleepers is expected once evictions start again later this month.

Sussex Police confirmed in the early hours of this morning that they'll enforce the new Covid-19 regulations as what they've called a "last resort".

A teenager contacted by the NHS Test and Trace service is struggling to book a coronavirus test.

Worthing's pop-up cycleway has been opened, with work beginning on Horsham's on Monday (September 14).

A steep rise in the number of rough sleepers is expected once evictions start again later this month.

More than £22 million of additional funding is being invested into the UK Government’s broadband voucher scheme, which subsidises the costs of building gigabit-capable broadband networks to hard-to-reach areas, including in parts of East and West Sussex.

Mid Sussex District Council is running a six-week public consultation to find out what local people think about dog control measures in the district.

Police have arrested a 52-year-old man after officers seized a large quantity of cannabis during the execution of a drugs warrant in Crowborough.

The unavailability of a Covid-19 test through the NHS wesbite has delayed a man's cancer treatment in Eastbourne.

An elderly man has been left needing hospital treatment after an attack in East Grinstead.

Sussex Police have asked, "Have you seen 22-year-old Harry Avis?"

Police investigating damage to parked cars in the South Portslade area have laid charges against a 33-year-old man, and arrested another man.

One man has been arrested in connection with reports of inappropriate behaviour near two schools in Eastbourne.

A man's needed hospital treatment after what police called a "random and vicious attack" in Crawley on Thursday (September 10).

Controversial proposals to build 250 homes on the outskirts of Eastbourne have been approved by Wealden planners following a second hearing.

Senior citizens in West Sussex will soon lose the ability to choose to receive a free Senior Railcard as an alternative to a bus pass.

Attempted frauds in Sussex totalling £816,917 have been stopped by police and bank branch staff in the first half of 2020 through a scheme known as the "Banking Protocol".

There's been a spike in positive Covid-19 tests from people living in Worthing.

A man from Hastings has been charged with thefts from an East Sussex village post office where he was working part-time between 2018 and 2019.

A 20-year-old man has been jailed for three years for burgling a house in Hastings after fingerprint evidence linked him to the crime.

Hundreds of police including counter-terrorism firearms officers have carried out a dawn raid partly aimed at recovering property stolen from addresses in East Sussex.

A 15-year-old boy has reportedly been robbed at knifepoint at a park in Hastings on Friday (4).

The revelation came at the city council’s Health and Wellbeing Board’s virtual meeting on Tuesday 8 September.

A motorcyclist has been treated in hospital after sustaining injuries in a collision in Hove yesterday (Wednesday).

Tributes have been paid to Wilbald Tesha, who lost his life after contracting Covid-19 last week.

A man has reportedly been seen with his genitals exposed and performing a sex act on two occasions on Friday (4) in Eastbourne.

Police in Brighton have detained a man in connection with a series of incidents where damage was caused to parked vehicles in the Portslade area.