Sussex News

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision on the A29 in Billingshurst on Thursday (May 19).

Brighton-born author Peter James, whose Detective Roy Grace series has been brought to ITV, says he's "thrilled" to confirm a third series for 2023.

Frustrated councillors have criticised the quick deadline given to apply for money in the next round of the government’s Levelling Up Fund.

Planned engineering work will again take place this weekend on Saturday and Sunday (May 21 and 22).

Mass pitch invasions at two football grounds led to "physical and verbal" abuse as well as an altercation between a manager and a fan - in a night of clashes condemned as "disgusting".

The Cabinet Office announced the capital of the Falkland Islands is among the eight places to win converted city status.

More than 250 council homes have been empty for an average of almost six months each, tenant representatives were told this week.

Campaigners have reiterated calls to repair Eastbourne Bandstand at a meeting this week.   

Eyewitnesses have reported a fatal accident on the A29 last night leading to a road closure and requiring the help of the police helicopter.

Police have arrested dozens of people and seized almost 6,000 wraps of class A drugs in a "mammoth" crackdown operation that began last September.

Police want to identify this man in relation to an incident in Blatchington Road, Hove.

Monkeypox is very difficult to catch from someone carrying the infection and is mostly caught from infected wild animals in west of central Africa.

A derelict building and former hostel on Brighton seafront could be transformed into a luxury hotel with a rooftop bar and restaurant.

Strike action has been announced on the London Underground during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend, with staff to walk out of two key stations.

The first section of the 33-mile England Coast Path has been completed, linking west to east Sussex.

The GMB union, representing refuse workers in Sussex, has notified Biffa that it intends to extend industrial action to June 11.

"Middle-class coke heads" could face five-year football match bans if they are convicted of taking or selling class A drugs at games, the government has announced.

Police officers should use "discretion" when deciding whether to prosecute people caught stealing food in order to eat, the new HM chief inspector of constabulary has said.

There's a witness appeal after a pick-up truck towing a digger and a car collided, injuring three people.

A thief who stole thousands of pounds worth of watches and jewellery from the store of his employer at Gatwick Airport has been convicted.

There's increasing concern for 14-year-old Tia Randall from Brighton who hasn't been seen since Sunday (May 15).

There's an appeal for information after a cyclist died at the side of the road in America's Way on Monday (May 16) at 1.05pm.

There's an investigation after a man was approached from behind and hit with a baseball bat in Eastbourne on May 10.

Police are searching for Tayeb Ibrahim, who is wanted for arrest in connection to the rape of a woman in Brighton.

Police were called to Brighton Railway Station early yesterday evening after reports of a fight between a group of boys.

With the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend fast approaching, many are wondering what the weather will be like as the nation begins planning street parties and celebrations.

People are being warned not to buy pugs as pets due to the high rate of health issues associated with the breed.

A man has been arrested after Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp was assaulted by a fan following the club's game with Nottingham Forest.

A driver who spent six weeks trying to renew his parking permit ended up paying over the odds when the price went up.

Images have been released of two men that police would like to speak to in relation to a residential burglary in Southwick at the end of last month.

A man from Bexhill has received a 19-year sentence for repeatedly sexually abusing a young girl over the period of several years.

Police in Shoreham have released CCTV footage of a fire being deliberately started at a restaurant in Shoreham.

Some drivers in Worthing appear to be struggling to come to terms with a permit system brought to the town earlier this year.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institute in Newhaven says their crews are just 'regular folk,' usually with little or no experience.

A couple from Sussex have won The Great Gifts Award for ‘Independent Gift Retailer of The Year' held at a London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel.

A heritage wall close to Lewes Castle has been identified as being in danger of collapsing after Saxum Stone Masons noticed it had become unstable.

Rising bills have meant one in four people have resorted to skipping meals, according to a survey of more than 2,000 Britons.

Wealden is set to welcome a significant number of Ukrainian refugees in the coming months, a senior councillor has said.

A Brighton school has been rated “inadequate” by the government’s education watchdog Ofsted in a critical report which is due to be published this week.

A senior councillor has expressed frustration as Wealden District Council’s bin strike enters its third week. 

Sussex Police have issued a warning for people to be aware of courier fraud, which usually starts with a phone call, after residents lost £2million in the first four months of this year.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision between a vehicle and cyclist around 2.30pm on Thursday (May 5) in Worthing Road, Rustington.

An operation aimed at tackling the theft of farm and plant machinery, took place at Newhaven Port last Thursday (May 12).

There's an investigation after a woman reported being sexually assaulted in Neville Road at around 10pm on Wednesday, May 4.

Police are concerned for the welfare of 13-year-old Jack from Bognor Regis, who has been reported missing.

A 17-year-old footballer has come out, becoming the only openly gay male professional player in Britain.

Children across Eastbourne are being invited to get involved in a project to create themselves a greener future by growing trees from seeds.

A service of thanksgiving to celebrate 70 years of the Queen’s reign will take place in Eastbourne on the next Bank Holiday.

Pascal Struijk headed home in injury time to deny Brighton three more points on the road and move Leeds out of the relegation zone as the Premier League season approaches its climax.

A government minister has suggested that people struggling with the cost of living could take on more hours or move to a better-paid job.

A Brighton man who followed and sexually assaulted a woman as she walked home has been jailed.

Three teenagers have been convicted and jailed after leaving a Worthing father unconscious in a park with life-long head injuries.

The home secretary is permanently lifting restrictions placed on police in the use of stop and search powers.

A football fan has been banned from attending any matches in England and Wales after he assaulted a steward at the Amex stadium earlier this year.

Hastings Borough Council have said they're "delighted" that two beaches there have again been recognised with national awards.

Essential road resurfacing work is scheduled to start on Wednesday (May 18) on the A2032 at Poulters Lane and a section of the connecting South Farm Road in Worthing.

The GMB union, representing waste collectors in Sussex, has said Biffa has offered staff the same pay deal three times.

Councillors and officials said that they were frustrated that government money for Ukrainian refugees was limited to those registered through the Homes for Ukraine scheme only.

A teenager accused of killing 10 people and injuring three others in a mass shooting at a US supermarket in the city of Buffalo is on suicide watch, officials say.

A man who stole alcohol from an airport shop and assaulted a member of staff has been jailed.

A man from. Crawley has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was found with stab wounds on Sunday, May 1.

Emergency services were called to a Worthing flat in the early hours of this morning (Sunday), rescuing a man trapped at a residential address.

Two people have been diagnosed with monkeypox in London, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed.

Brighton and Hove Albion fans and players face a lengthy journey up to the North-West this Sunday, as the Seagulls take on relegation threatened Leeds United.

Speculation around Vladimir Putin's health has circulated for several years, but has only intensified since he ordered the invasion of Ukraine.

A nest of five baby blue tits in East Sussex had a very narrow escape when their tree was cut down by a chainsaw — missing their heads by about 1cm.

Cllr Jill Long, who represents the Courtwick with Toddington Ward, has been named First Citizen of Littlehampton, succeeding Cllr Michelle Molloy.

Supermarkets including Tesco, Waitrose and Sainsburys are recalling more than 100 chicken products due to fears of salmonella.

Brighton climate activist Venetia Carter, 58, has been sentenced to two weeks in prison for spraying washable chalk paint on Crawley Magistrates Court last month.

Landsec company U + I has signed a lease with technology firm Hyve for the top two floors at The Office at Circus Street in Brighton.

Eastbourne Access Group and Visit Eastbourne have worked together to publish the new ‘Eastbourne Guide for Disabled People’.

A single UK ticket-holder has claimed the record-breaking £184m EuroMillions jackpot, Camelot said.

Residents of East Sussex are being urged to observe Seaford promenade’s dog ban by-law, which will remain in effect from this month until September 30.

A rogue-trader who ran a bogus meet-and-greet car service from Gatwick Airport has been sentenced following an investigation by West Sussex Trading Standards.

As the nation acknowledges Mental Health Awareness Week, Eastbourne College is celebrating the power of its Mind Gym – a unique initiative set up to boost overall pupil wellbeing following the pandemic.

Rafael Silva and Lina Griciute from Crawley, have set up a GoFundMe page in order to raise money to send their baby son Gabriel to Boston in the US for lifesaving surgery.

The leader of East Sussex County Council has declined calls to back a windfall tax on oil and gas companies.

This weekend the minehunter will spend four days in Shoreham-By-Sea allowing the various local groups and associations who’ve been associated with the ship throughout her 20-year-career to say their farewells.

A single UK-bought ticket has won the £184 million EuroMillions jackpot, becoming the UK's biggest ever National Lottery winner.

Controversial climate activists who deflate tyres on SUVs say they will target thousands more drivers in the coming months - and they will not stop even if their actions result in road accidents.

It was four "Yes" votes for the group, which included two officers from Sussex Police, who auditioned for ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ (BGT) on Saturday evening (May 7).

Police have released images of two men and details of a vehicle they're trying to trace after £2,000 pounds worth of building materials were taken from a property in Shipley Bridge Lane.

Police would like to hear from any witnesses to an incident in St John's Road last Saturday (May 7) at around 10.30am.

Eight men have received sentences totalling nearly 50 years for distributing heroin and cocaine in Crawley.

Rebekah Vardy has told the High Court she did not leak stories about Coleen Rooney to the press - saying "I didn't give any information to a newspaper" as she gave evidence in the "Wagatha Christie" libel trial for the first time.

Extinction Rebellion has announced plans to get millions of protestors onto the streets in September in response to the Public Order Bill tabled in the Queen's speech on Tuesday (May 10).

A campaign group named Tyre Extinguishers have admitted responsibility for the letting down of tyres on 250 SUVs in the Brighton & Hove area last night (May 9).

New figures released by Whitehawk Foodbank reveal 8340 emergency food parcels were provided to local people who couldn’t afford the essentials between April 2021 and March 2022. 

A blaze broke out at a property in London after a man burned timber on an open fire in his living room to heat his home.

Residents in Eastbourne are now receiving the £150 energy rebate in their accounts, thanks to the "tireless efforts" of council staff.

A vigil will be held in Chichester by the charity Lifecentre to honour the six women raped or sexually abused in Sussex every day.

Two Velocity road patching machines are being deployed across West Sussex to proactively seek and fill potholes before the regular inspections by Highways teams.

A car crashed into a £1.2m house owned by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the early hours of Monday.

Singer Nick Cave has said his son Jethro has died - just seven years after his teenage son Arthur was killed after falling off a cliff at Ovingdean Gap in Brighton.

Councillors are being asked to sign off plans to spend more than £2 million helping some of those hardest hit by the cost of living crisis.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was sexually assaulted in Brighton on Friday, March 25.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to offer his resignation if he is issued a fixed penalty notice for breaking COVID rules.

Prince Harry has taken part in a TV skit to promote his new eco-travel campaign, which encourages people to travel sustainably.

An original letter by Florence Nightingale unearthed in the archives at the University of Chichester is to be displayed for the first time.

Protestors supporting the family of Arthur Hoelscher-Ermert, who died in a collision with a police car in Peacehaven, have marched to police HQ in Lewes.

A rare opportunity has arisen to tour the private gardens in East Sussex where the legendary Winnie-the-Pooh stories were written.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has released an updated statement saying a review of body-worn camera footage does not show evidence of post-collision handcuffing.

Dawn raids in Eastbourne, Hastings and London have resulted in the disruption of organised crime groups distributing dangerous drugs in East Sussex.

Labour has lost its majority at Hastings after a Green Party surge pushed the borough council into no overall control.

Crawley’s Labour group has secured a majority at the borough council but lost its leader.

All of the results from the Worthing Borough Council election are in and Labour has taken control for the first time.

Sussex Police is part of a national campaign encouraging people in the region in possession of unwanted guns or ammunition to hand them in.

Three Sussex police officers and a former officer have had allegations of breaching standards of professional behaviour proven against them.

A man who violently attacked another man with a baseball bat then texted his friend to brag about it, has been jailed.

There's a witness appeal after a teenage boy was assaulted outside the Royal Mail sorting office in Hurst Road, Horsham at around 1.45pm last Monday (May 2).

Sussex Police were called to a stabbing in the early hours of this morning (Friday).

A person has been hit by a train in Sussex this afternoon (Friday).

Brighton and Hove Albion has filed accounts for the 2020/21 season, reporting heavy losses for the second year running.

There's a witness appeal after a man was attacked by three men with weapons on Tuesday (May 3) in Egremont Place.

A four-year-old boy has been likened to F1 star Max Verstappen after taking his mother's car for a drive in the Netherlands.

A Sussex Police officer is under investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) for dangerous driving and potential gross misconduct after a man died in a collision with an unmarked police car in Peacehaven on April 30.

Over a million people in Sussex have benefited from a Rampion funded project since the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm’s Community Benefit Fund at Sussex Community Foundation was set up in 2017. 

A woman who assaulted and robbed an elderly man in Crawley has been jailed.

Suspended Crawley Town manager John Yems has refused to answer questions about allegations he separated players into different changing rooms based on the colour of their skin.

Labour are celebrating victory after taking a seat from the Conservatives in Rottingdean Coastal ward for the first time after a hard-fought election.

There's an appeal for witnesses after a man sustained a serious facial injury during an assault in Hastings on Tuesday (May 3).

Fontwell Park played host to one of this Spring's most caring events in Sussex.

Residents across Lewes district are now receiving the £150 energy rebate in their accounts, with council staff dishing out nearly £3m in rebates this week.

More than one-third of Year 6 children in West Sussex are overweight or obese, a public health report has revealed.

A modular housing company partly owned by flat-pack retailer IKEA now has planning permission for 112 homes in Littlehampton.

West Sussex County Council has apologised after a boy with high level needs was left without a school place for eight weeks.

Two children aged three and eight have been assaulted by a teenage boy at Northbrook Recreation Ground in Romany Road, Durrington.

There's an appeal for witnesses after a 19-year-old was stabbed in Hastings on Monday (May 2).

Two men have been convicted following a county lines investigation, which began three years ago, known as the 'Ben and Jerry' line.

The family of a young woman who died in a collision have expressed their heartfelt tribute to her.

A man who took a taxi to a house he intended to burgle has been convicted after being identified on CCTV.

A man wanted in connection with a stabbing in Portslade has been arrested in Liverpool and charged.

Brighton and Hove City Council is promoting the benefits of walking this month as part of a national campaign to get more of us out and about.

Brighton's season hurtles towards a satisfying conclusion this month, with the first of their trinity of curtain-calling fixtures against the mighty Manchester United at the Amex this Saturday (May 6).

The Times newspaper has reported that eyewitnesses at the scene of a fatal collision in Peacehaven (April 30) saw an unmarked police car "swerve towards" the victim, before hitting him and handcuffing him as he lay dying.

A husband and wife and three of their work colleagues will set off from Worthing at sunrise on June 25th to walk 10km for St Barnabas House’s Sunrise to Remember fundraiser.

Sir Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of being "out of touch" with the cost of living crisis following reports that some pensioners are riding buses to keep warm.

Former Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens is one of five murderers set to have their prison sentence reviewed by senior judges in the Royal Courts of Justice today (May 4).

More than £700,000 is to be spent on the refurbishment of five public toilets in the Chichester district.

The level of new charges for parking across Ashdown Forest has been signed off by East Sussex County Council.

Train lines are blocked between Worthing and Hove stations this afternoon (Tuesday) after a person was hit by a train.

A man with Cystic Fibrosis, who walked 100 miles across the South Downs, has raised £3,000 for the hospital which gave him a new pair of lungs.

A teenager has been arrested this afternoon (Tuesday) on suspicion of manslaughter after a second man went overboard off the Dorset coast in the early hours of yesterday.

Patients who overcome severe Covid infections suffer the same cognitive impairment that people generally go through between the ages of 50 and 70, a new study has found.

The parents of Madeleine McCann have used a quotation from the Winnie the Pooh children's stories to illustrate their thoughts on the 15th anniversary of their daughter's disappearance.

A man has been given a suspended jail sentence after twice fraudulently attempting to purchase a council house under the Right to Buy scheme to claim discounts of more than £78,000 each time. 

Police have released a CCTV image of a man they’d like to speak to following a violent assault in Bognor Regis which left a man needing hospital treatment.

Local homeless charity Turning Tides is inviting the community to support the homeless in two events on June 18th.

The annual Children's Parade will kick off the start of the Brighton Festival this weekend, with around 5,000 of the city's children parading through the streets alongside parents and teachers.

One in 10 women who have worked during the menopause have left a job due to their symptoms, a survey has found.

Two water refill stations in the shape of dolphins have arrived in Eastbourne and they are the first of their kind ever to be sold.

The council in Brighton has secured £330,000 from the government to increase the Changing Places Facilities (CPTs) in the city - and they've topped it up with an extra £94,500.

Wealden waste collectors and street cleansers who belong to the GMB union, have begun industrial action today but services continue as GMB says action is being undermined.

A police officer and a former officer have had allegations of breaching standards of professional behaviour proven against them.

A man has died following a collision with a police car on the A259 coast road in Peacehaven just after 11pm on Saturday night (April 30).

There's an urgent appeal for witnesses after a woman was raped on board a train from St Leonard’s Warrior Square to Wadhurst.

A man who was born with Cystic Fibrosis, is taking on a 100 mile walk across the South Downs this month, to raise money for the hospital which gave him a new pair of lungs.

Teachers at Brighton Girls GDST are among those who will strike to defend their pensions tomorrow (Thursday).

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is waiving late filing and late payment penalties for Self Assessment taxpayers for one month – giving them extra time to complete their 2020/21 tax return and pay any tax due.

A medical student who heavily disguised himself as a woman before throwing acid at a junior doctor in Brighton has had his prison sentence increased from 11 years to 15 after an appeal court judge ruled the initial sentence 'unduly lenient'.

Police in Lewes have announced travel restrictions in the district during the annual bonfire celebrations.

A former ambulance station in Bexhill could be set to become an artist and blacksmiths studio. 

A man has been found not guilty of attempted murder following an incident in Burgess Hill where one man drove at another.

Brighton and Hove had the highest primary school attendance figures in the country, in figures recorded during the week commencing May 24.