Sussex News

The country has been put on notice that the chances of gas shortages this winter have risen markedly, prompting a contingency plan to prioritise heating.

Timothy Spall is the latest cast member to arrive in Arundel where they're filming a period comedy-drama - he stars alongside Olivia Coleman and Jessie Buckley in the film set in the 20s.

It is more than five years since Gillian Affleck was reported missing from Brighton, but the investigation into her disappearance continues.

A Goring-by-Sea housing association tenant says she had no option but to carry out repairs to a property which was given to her in a ‘filthy’ condition.

Officers are appealing for witnesses and dash cam footage after a cyclist was knocked over at Cooksbridge, near Lewes.

A man has been charged with arson after a fire outside Crawley Police Station.

The number of homes in Chichester which have been empty for more than two years has increased.

Lewes District Council has partnered with a sustainable Newhaven company to provide a voucher for new parents to help them save money and the environment.

Council leader Phélim Mac Cafferty has warned the government that half the city’s schools could be forced to cut staff due to inadequate funding. 

Police have objected to a later licence for a Hove restaurant after finding traces of cocaine in the premises’ toilets.

Sussex Police said that it was unable to investigate a firearms offence because Brighton and Hove City Council would not share security camera footage that may have captured the incident.

There's an appeal for witnesses after two boys aged around 14-years-old robbed a 16-year-old in Silchester Road.

Chichester is to join all other West Sussex district and borough councils by signing up to a contract to install electric vehicle charging points across the district.

Industrial action on October 8 will mean a limited service for people traveling in and out of Gatwick Airport.

The family of a man from Haywards Heath, who died under suspicious circumstances in Qatar, say visitors to the country should be "very worried indeed".

The European Parliament has voted to introduce an EU standard charging port for mobile phones.

David Fuller was given a whole life sentence for the murders of Wendy Knell and Caroline Pierce in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, and filmed himself abusing dead bodies.

Academy award-winning actress Olivia Colman has been filming in Arundel for an upcoming British comedy movie.

Fire crews were called to a farm in Worthing last night (Monday) after a fire in the open nearby caused two engines to attend the scene.

Emergency services were called to Brighton yesterday (Monday) after a bin lorry overturned.

Lidl has been ordered to destroy its chocolate bunnies after it lost a court battle with Lindt.

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A 36-year-old man from the southeast of England has died after collapsing near the end of the London Marathon.

THE organiser of the Brighton Christmas Festival 2022 has pledged to 'create a genuine buzz in the city' with this year's Christmas market, shows and attractions.

The owners of the Hippodrome applied for a drinks licence before planning permission has been granted to ensure that they could fulfil their vision for the historic venue.

Marc Stinton is still wanted in connection with a serious assault in Southwick which happened 12 months ago.

Shoreham campaigners will hold a protest and live music event this weekend.

An operation to combat bike thefts in Worthing has resulted in multiple arrests and recoveries of stolen bikes as well as the arrest of a 16-year-old suspected drug dealer.

Police would like to speak to the man pictured following an assault and robbery in Hastings town centre.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision involving a three-year-old girl in Horsham.

Eleven of 17 water companies in England and Wales have been fined for missing their targets and will be forced to give customers millions off their bills.

Police in Brighton have arrested four people after responding to a business burglary in progress in Warren Road.

A six-goal thriller ensured the Roberto De Zerbi era at Brighton got off to a pulsating start at Anfield on Saturday.

Operation Crackdown, a way of reporting anti-social driving or speeding in Sussex, is under review as it was labelled ‘outdated’ by the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner.

Prime Minister Liz Truss is to ditch plans to abolish the 45p rate of tax for higher earners, Sky News understands.

There's a witness appeal after a man was assaulted when he attempted to step in to an argument on the street.

Police investigating a series of burglaries in Hastings have released an image of a suspect.

Police are appealing for witnesses to an attempted robbery in Hailsham last Thursday (Sept 29).

The coastguard attended an incident on Rottingdean beach on Saturday morning, during a multi-agency response involving lifeboats and helicopters.

National Highways has given an exclusive peek into an emergency exercise carried out in the Southwick Tunnel in West Sussex. 

The National Trust says we will see a very different autumn this year with more golden browns and yellows on the trees because of the summer heatwave.

News that the recently rewilded Waterhall Local Nature Reserve is home to a huge and varied range of invertebrates has been welcomed by the council and conservationists.

Chichester District Council has agreed to pay more than £280,000 towards the £1.2m cost of a 3G artificial grass pitch in Oaklands Park.

A photographer from Danehill in East Sussex is asking the public to help him raise funds in order to publish a photo book of images he took in the Ashdown Forest during lockdown.

Council workers and contractors are dealing with more than 2,000 housing repairs a month as part of a £1.5 million drive to tackle a huge backlog.

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with two separate rape incidents in Chichester.

Three people have been sentenced following an operation aimed to disrupt drug-dealing in Bognor Regis.

Police in Brighton are releasing images of two people they’d like to speak to after receiving a report of a homophobic incident on a bus.

Residents and businesses are being asked what they think of plans to revitalise Southwick Square.

NHS staff are leaving for better-paid jobs in shops and hospitality because of the cost-of-living crisis, a report has warned.

As the war in Ukraine rages on, Sky News has spoken to refugees who fled to the UK months ago and moved in with strangers who'd opened up their homes - including a family in West Sussex.

Users in the world's leading incel forum post about rape every 29 minutes and its rules were changed six months ago to accommodate paedophilia.

Queen Victoria Hospital (QVH) has again topped the list in the national survey of inpatients at NHS hospitals throughout the country.

There's an investigation after a collision between a car and a motorcycle in Frant, which left a man with serious injuries.

Planners have rejected proposals for 183 flats in Shoreham.

Canadian coffee and food chain Tim Hortons will now open in Bognor Regis.

A man who stole donations and charity pins during a burglary at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery has been convicted at court.

The number of empty council houses and flats has fallen but the vacant homes – or voids – are likely to leave the town hall coffers short by more than £1 million this year.

Households have been urged to submit electricity meter readings to power providers before the energy cap rise on Saturday.

Police say they're concerned for the welfare of Bethany who has been reported missing from Crawley.

New Night Marshals, introduced into Brighton's nighttime economy last month, have been proving their worth, helping over 200 people since they started on August 26.

Two men have been arrested after they stole a car and crashed it into some parked vehicles in Portland Road, Hove.

Eastbourne Beer Festival returns to the Winter Garden next week with a "tantalising" selection of brews.

JD Wetherspoon has announced it is selling 32 pubs due to rising food and energy costs and a lack of staff.

A new ‘food rescue’ pilot is about to get underway in parts of West Sussex designed to reduce food waste and help people with the rising cost of their weekly shop.

Small broken electrical items will be easily recycled thanks to a free household collection service being launched by Adur & Worthing Councils.

Residents and visitors are being asked to contribute their ideas for how to improve Worthing’s public spaces - with £25 gift cards for the first 100 submitted.

An experienced Brighton pub landlady plans to set up a micropub selling craft beers and ales in an empty building in a shopping parade in Saltdean.

Sussex Police has apologised for telling people not to make "hateful comments" about a sex offender's gender identity - after the home secretary told the force to "focus on catching criminals" rather than "denying biology".

Staff from East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service are urging people who accidentally injure animals with their vehicles, to stop and wait for the rescue service to arrive.

Southern and Thameslink Railways will be affected by a train strike by RMT, scheduled for Saturday, October 1 and 8.

A prolific Brighton shoplifter has had his access to Brighton city centre severely restricted after being convicted for 23 counts of shoplifting.

Improvements have been made to maternity services in four Sussex hospitals after their performance ratings were downgraded by inspectors.

Brighton's Janusz Domagala is back in Great British Bake-off action this evening (Tuesday).

Hundreds of people have objected to plans for a 20-storey block of flats on the seafront road in Hove.

Rules for dog owners in Adur could be about to get stricter.

The family of a man who died in a collision on the A27 last Tuesday (Sept 20) have described how he brought sunshine and laughter to his family and many friends.

There's a witness appeal after an incident in Victoria Park in Worthing, where a man was seen holding a sword.

There's a police appeal for information after a 10-year-old boy, who was visiting Brighton at the weekend, fell from the cliff at Ovingdean, suffering serious injuries.

Officers are appealing for information to identify two young men in connection with an assault and theft at a Sainsbury's store in Brighton.

An e-scooter rider who knocked over a pensioner while trying to evade the police has been sentenced.

Travellers have been pitching up at parks and open spaces in Brighton and Hove but have not been directed to the dedicated camp site, according to a councillor.

A senior councillor has been grilled over empty council houses.

Families put into temporary accommodation by Adur District Council often lack basic facilities.

A woman from Havant who abused seven children in Sussex between 26 and 33 years ago, has been jailed for 20 years.

A period comedy-drama starring Jessie Buckley and Olivia Coleman has begun filming in Arundel.

A Premier store in Wood Hill Way, Felpham was ram-raided by a pick-up truck early on Saturday morning.

A man has died after his glider came down in a field near Hurston Lane in Storrington.

A man has been taken to hospital after being rescued from the River Arun last night (Sunday, Sept 25).

There's an appeal after a three-month-old baby was hurt after debris was thrown from a roof in West Street.

TK Maxx in Worthing Shopping Centre was forced to close on Friday after storms caused flooding in the store.

A Co-operative food store in Station Road, Bosham, near Chichester, was ram-raided early on Saturday morning (Sat 24) - the first of two incidents in West Sussex this weekend.

A former Buddhist monk has been convicted of further historic sexual offences committed against a girl in Sussex and a girl in Nottinghamshire.

Police are urging passengers returning to and arriving at Gatwick Airport to check their bags and cases for items which are prohibited in the UK.

A chance encounter at Chailey Heritage Foundation and a picture with a princess changed the life of Maurice Occleshaw.

Police have released an image of three people they wish to speak to following the burglary of a house in Goring. 

The rising cost of living has claimed an unlikely culinary victim - the Sunday roast dinner.

Local Brighton charity, Martlets has unveiled the character for the next art trail around the city, which will begin next September for eight weeks.

Planners have endorsed the final details for a 287 home development in Goring.

Officers on patrol in East Street have found a man who was knocked unconscious during an assault in the early hours of this morning (Sept 22).

British Transport Police are hoping to identify the man pictured, in relation to an incident in which a train guard was racially abused on a train in Sussex.

A well-known TV presenter has leant his support to Shoreham campaigners.

Brighton's Fatboy Slim has announced he will kick-off a UK tour in March 2023.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in Worthing in the early hours of the morning last Friday (Sept 16).

Sussex Police have released a pledge to work alongside their partners to keep incoming university students safe from harm on nights out.

There's an investigation after a woman was raped at a premises at the junction of Velyn Avenue and the A259 Bognor Road.

Police are looking to identify this man after a woman was assaulted in Hastings.

Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens, in Horsham, will light up with colour this November and December, when the Grade 1 listed estate features its Illuminated Spectacular for the fourth year running.

Councillors want action to solve long-running problems with rubbish and recycling collections as their email inboxes are full of complaints.

To mark World Alzheimer’s Month this September, a Sussex woman caring for her husband with dementia has shared her diary posts to help others in similar situations know they are not alone.

Police are renewing their appeal for witnesses following the death of a man at Park Dean holiday park in Camber Sands in August.

A man who stabbed a 15-year-old boy in Eastbourne has been given an extended sentence of 11-and-a-half years.

Improvements to the A259 between Bognor and Chichester will begin on October 3 and continue until mid-December.

Police investigating two break-ins at Odyssey Fish and Chips in Terminus Road, have released CCTV footage of a man breaking into the shop.

Councillors have voted to extend the A259 seafront cycle lane from Fourth Avenue, in Hove, to the Lagoon traffic lights.

The Animal Photographer of the Year Competition 2022 is now open, with the chance to win a VIP family ticket bundle.

A Worthing church is to be powered by green energy to help tackle climate change.

Cannabis sweets packaged to look like bags of Haribo and Skittles are being widely sold and promoted on mainstream social media sites such as Instagram and Tik Tok, Sky News has found.

Plans have come forward for Worthing’s former Toshop store.

Officers are appealing for witnesses after a fatal collision on the A27 at Lewes involving a lorry and a motorcycle.

Train drivers at 12 operators are to stage fresh strikes over pay that will coincide with the opening and conclusion of the Conservative Party conference.

Italian-born Roberto De Zerbi has been confirmed as the new head coach for Brighton & Hove Albion.

A Brighton-based Police Community Support Officer has been found not guilty following a trial to determine whether he had raped and sexually assaulted a woman in Worthing.

Police are appealing for witnesses after two men were arrested for possession of a knife in Worthing.

A woman from Crawley has been handed a suspended prison sentence and been banned for life from keeping animals.

The A27 has been closed for the past eight hours following a serious collision between the A26 (Southerham roundabout, Lewes) and the A26 Beddingham roundabout.

Police in Brighton have charged four men with the supply of Class A drugs following concerns raised by the local community.

The family of a teenager who died in a road collision have described their loss of a vibrant young man who had his whole life ahead of him.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a single car collision in Bognor in which a man sadly died.

Protestors gathered outside Brighton Police Station on Sunday (Sept 18) over the shooting of Chris Kaba, an unarmed man, in South London.

An attempt to set up an online registration scheme for Airbnbs and other short-term lets has failed after Labour councillors were unable to win the support of other political parties.

There's a witness appeal following an unprovoked assault in Fernhurst.

There's an appeal for information after two teenagers were stabbed in Littlehampton.

Police would like to speak to the man pictured, in relation to an assault at a bus stop at Rottingdean.

Hundreds of thousands of people have travelled to London and Windsor for the state funeral and burial service, which is being watched on television by millions around the world.

The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is taking place as the King led members of the Royal Family in procession behind her coffin to Westminster Abbey.

The Queen's funeral will be the largest police operation ever undertaken in the UK.

Changes to the Beachbuoy webpage have been criticised by campaigners.

An intrepid reptile travelled more than 10,000 miles over six weeks in a shipping container all the way from Brisbane to an industrial estate in Chichester.

The Queen's grandchildren will stand vigil beside her coffin in Westminster Hall this evening (Saturday, Sept 17).

Police have started an investigation after reports of a rape at Brighton's The Level early this morning (Friday, Sept 16).

CPRE Sussex - the countryside charity has condemned the Government's decision to overturn the ban on fracking calling it a "hideous mistake."

A crash in Chichester led to a road being temporarily closed in Lavant last night (Thursday).

Further details of a proposed deal between Arun District Council and hotel and restaurant company Whitbread PLC have been published.

Foster carers working directly with the council are receiving extra cash to help as the cost of living rises, councillors were told this week.

Many thousands of people are filing into Westminster Hall to see the Queen's coffin, and some have taken to dressing up in striking outfits to mark the occasion.

Police are searching for Jamie Linton, who is wanted on recall to prison.

Councillors will next week be asked to approve the construction of walking, cycling and accessibility improvements to part of the A259 between Fourth Avenue and Wharf Road.

Runners who have signed up for the 8k Undercliff Run for Women on October 16, are in with a chance of winning prizes donated by generous local businesses.

There's an appeal for information after three youths were robbed under the threat of being stabbed in two incidents in Chichester.

Brighton no longer has any late-night pharmacies, according to an official report, because of contract changes made by the NHS.

Churches in Sussex will be holding services of thanksgiving for the life of Queen Elizabeth II and residents can hold the Sunday minute silence together.

An inquest into the deaths of a family from Woodmancote, who were shot dead one week into lockdown, is underway.

A new study has revealed the 20 most 'Instagrammed' UK landmarks outside London - with a local sight making the list.

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 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.