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Brighton & Hove City Council has called for a safeguarding review in response to concerns about unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

A teenager caught in possession of £9,000 worth of drugs has been jailed.

Detectives are appealing for witnesses to an incident where a man sustained serious head injuries in Heathcote Drive, East Grinstead.

Sussex Police have charged a man with rape and six counts of sexual assault against seven different women in Brighton.

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A Section 60 order for the Hollington area of St Leonards has been extended until later today.

Holocaust memorial events will be held in Sussex today and tomorrow.

Southern Water should pay towards the cost of keeping public toilets open in Brighton and Hove to compensate for sewage going into the sea, a councillor said this week.

The film crew from Hollyoaks spent the day on Brighton beach on Thursday, filming scenes with Peri and Juliet.

The private sector housing team at the city council has been working with landlords to bring about repairs and improvements in hundreds of homes across the city.

Commuters have complained about "dangerous" overcrowding at London Bridge station after trains were cut at peak times.

Police are asking anyone who saw or knows about an assault and confrontation between a 14-year-old boy and a group of teenagers, to please come forward.

Brighton and Hove Albion have confirmed the signing of striker Mark O’Mahony from Irish club Cork City, subject to international clearance.

Brighton Dome has announced that the reopening of its refurbished Grade I and II listed Corn Exchange and Studio Theatre will be the ground-breaking immersive experience Van Gogh Alive.

A driver is fined every three minutes despite work to raise awareness about “bus gates” in Brighton over the past two years.

Plans to open a 24-hour gambling arcade in Hastings are to move ahead, after a planning inspector overturned a decision by councillors.

An urgent review of the i360’s debt is under way after the tourist attraction failed to make its recent loan repayment.

Detectives are continuing to investigate reports of gun shots being fired towards a vehicle in Theaklen Drive, St Leonards, on Tuesday night (Jan 24).

A man has been jailed for shoplifting and weapon offences in St Leonards.

An MP has described a police chase which took place after two children were "collected" from a hotel housing asylum-seeking children.

Councillors have raised their concerns that Brighton and Hove City Council is not taking the risks related to missing children seriously enough.

A man has been arrested in connection with an armed incident in St Leonards last night (Jan 24).

A Brighton IVF clinic is inviting children back to the lab where they were conceived for a day of celebrations.

Worthing conservative councillors say residents and visitors to the town are "alarmed" at plans by the Labour-run council to introduce parking charges to free-to-use car parks.

East Sussex residents could see council tax increase by the maximum amount again later this year. 

Drusillas Zoo Park has named its latest arrival, an endangered cotton-top tamarin monkey, Nigel, a name that is now seldom seen on birth certificates in the UK.

The council leader for Brighton has announced that a bid for cash from the Government's Levelling Up Fund to help restore Madeira Terraces has been rejected.

Worthing Borough Council is to receive nothing from the second round of the government’s Levelling Up Fund after its £20m bid was turned down.

Industrial action by the ASLEF Union means there will be no trains serving Gatwick next Wednesday and Friday (Feb 1 & 3) as the station will be closed.

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Sussex Cricket Foundation and Brighton & Hove Food Partnership’s ‘In the Bag’ initiative will once again see 1200 meal kits delivered to families in need over the coming weeks.

A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter following the death of a devoted father in Emsworth.

Labour councillors from Brighton & Hove have called for the resignation of the leader and deputy leader of the council for 'industrial scale' child neglect.

Sussex Police spent more than 11,000 officer hours dealing with people suffering from mental health issues in the last three months of 2022.

Southern Water representatives were confronted with a bottle of contaminated water, during a heated meeting with Wealden councillors.

Many voters face a triple whammy on election day in May with new wards, new locations for a number of polling stations and new voter ID rules taking effect, a councillor said.

Police are looking to identify this man in connection with a burglary in Hastings, in which shoes and hand tools were stolen.

There's an appeal for witnesses after two people assaulted a man after demanding he give them money.

Tom Clark has signed a contract extension with Sussex CCC.

There's an appeal for information after four masked men forced themselves into a house at Pease Pottage and stole valuables from the residents.

An accident and emergency (A&E) consultant joined striking nurses on a Brighton picket line where he called for a wealth tax to help fund the NHS.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a series of unprovoked attacks at West Worthing train station on Saturday, January 14.

Two people have been arrested in connection with intentionally driving a vehicle into members of the public in, what police have called, a 'campaign of destruction' across West Sussex.

A Brighton pub has been temporarily closed after Sussex Police expressed concerns it was failing to meet the terms of its licence.

Resurfacing work is due to start soon on the A2220 Worth Park Avenue in Crawley to create a new, smoother road surface, which will be more resilient to potholes.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was seriously injured in a collision in Bognor Regis.

Crawley Borough Council is to receive nothing from the second round of the government’s Levelling Up Fund after its £10m bid was turned down.

The RSPCA is urging people to consider adopting rabbits as we mark the start of the Chinese New Year - and this is the Year of the Rabbit.

Stargazing sessions at 450ft, guided walks through the solar system, star parties, nocturnal wildlife, celestial storytelling and planetarium shows are among the highlights of the Dark Skies Festival.

A public consultation has started on proposals for cycling and walking improvements on the A259 Shoreham to Brighton & Hove boundary, and three routes in Lancing and Sompting.

A Bexhill man has quit his 40-a-day smoking habit and is now urging others to follow, thanks to the support he received from healthy lifestyle service One You East Sussex.

A series of free to attend workshops for residents in Brighton & Hove are being offered throughout January, February and March.

The swimming pools at the King Alfred Leisure Centre will remain closed until Easter following the breakdown of the 40-year-old boilers.

A 'Computers For Kids' initiative based in Mid-Sussex, is asking companies planning a refurb to donate its unwanted computers and furniture to help underprivileged kids.

A lack of information from the government has prompted councillors to agree they should hold fire on plans for food waste collections in Chichester.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a suspected hit-and-run in Uckfield, which left a cyclist with serious injuries.

A couple who neglected a child in their care, who was found to have traces of cocaine and amphetamine in their system, have been jailed following an investigation by Sussex Police.

Brighton and Hove Albion have announced the signing of goalkeeper Lydia Williams on a contract until summer 2024, subject to international clearance.

Housing officials are dealing with 270 cases of anti-social behaviour on council estates across Brighton and Hove, it emerged this week.

Highways teams from West Sussex County Council continue to scope potential solutions to complex issues following the A29 Pulborough landslide.

Brighton and Hove City Council faces a “dark chapter”, according to its political leader, as there are limited funds and “few options left”.

Southern is trialling a new loyalty scheme for its passengers based on insights about what people are using their commute for and how they like to spend their free time.

A determined police dog proved there was no place to hide when a suspected drink-driver ran away from an officer in Eastbourne.

Plans to increase the cost of resident parking permits and on-street parking are on hold after Conservative and Labour councillors voted against the proposals.

Two men who carried out a vicious and unprovoked attack on a woman in Burgess Hill have been jailed for a total of 31 months.

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Sussex Cricket has announced the signing of ICC world number two Test batter, Steve Smith, on a short-term deal that will see him play three games for Sussex in the LV= Insurance County Championship.

Worthing Borough Council says it will be working with a range of community groups to transform Montague Place into a green, safe, welcoming space for local residents and visitors to the town. 

Multiple fire crews have been working since just after 7pm last night (Jan 18) to extinguish a huge blaze at a nightclub in George Street in the Old Town.

Police have charged a woman in connection with an aggravated burglary at a Co-op in Eastbourne.

A new life saving defibrillator has been installed in the Ashdown Forest.

Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault in Eastbourne.

Detectives investigating an assault outside a Co-op in Dorsten Square, Crawley, have identified a man they wish to speak with who may have information which could assist them with their enquires.

The Met Office has issued a Level 3 Cold Weather Alert for Sussex from today (Wednesday) to next Monday (January 23).

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West Sussex Fire & Rescue have been tackling a fire at what they have described as a 'derelict' building in Bolnore Farm Lane.

The sentences of two boys convicted of a violent assault on a Worthing father in April 2021 have been reduced by the Court of Appeal.

Local police and a school in Hove have released warnings after two girls were approached by a man on separate occasions, asking them to go with him.

The Royal College of Nursing is going ahead with planned strikes today (Jan 18) and tomorrow, across the country.

A Brighton police officer has suffered a dislocated shoulder and been kicked in the abdomen and punched, while responding to an incident in the city.

A popular Brighton restaurant has been given a reprieve by a council licensing panel after the Home Office called for the business to lose its licence.

Plans to charge for public toilets in Brighton and Hove are hanging in limbo after opposition councillors voted against the proposals this evening (Tuesday 17 January).

Four teenagers were arrested in connection with an incident at a petrol station in Bognor.

A plan to ban gay conversion therapy will be brought back by the government and will include the outlawing of trans conversion therapy, the culture secretary has confirmed.

The leader of Crawley Borough Council has said there should be a delay in the use of voter ID, saying neither the public nor election staff are ready.

A Saltdean man who committed sexual offences against a teenage girl in Hove and Woodingdean has been jailed for the abuse.

A dedicated operation to catch Brighton and Hove’s most prolific shoplifters saw 11 repeat offenders brought to justice in 2022.

Sussex Cricket is delighted to announce the signing of Pakistan international allrounder, Shadab Khan for the 2023 T20 Vitality Blast.

A computer engineer, a care assistant, and a carpenter were among the latest motorists to be convicted for drink-driving in Sussex during a winter crackdown.

Police are appealing for information, including dashcam footage, following a fatal collision eastbound on the A27 between Fontwell and Arundel.

Chief Inspector Ben Starns, of the Crawley Neighbourhood Policing Team, warned that unfounded rumours on social media often increased the fear of crime.

A multi-agency search has been carried out overnight for a 12-year-old boy missing from Shoreham.

There's an appeal for witnesses following a collision between a grey Jaguar and a group of pedestrians.

A driver has reportedly died following a collision on the A27 just east of the A29 junction past Fontwell.

Jeremy Clarkson has said he emailed Prince Harry and Meghan to apologise over his column in The Sun newspaper, in which he said he "hated" the Duchess of Sussex.

A man who burgled three businesses in Bexhill town centre has been jailed.

The Met Office has issued a Level 3 Amber weather alert as forecasts show a drop in temperature to minus five overnight with highs of just three degrees in Sussex tomorrow (Jan 17).

A Worthing man convicted of stealing thousands of pounds from his disabled sister has been jailed.

A former children’s football coach has been convicted of further sexual offences committed against young boys in Burgess Hill.

Conservatives called on the council to celebrate the coronation of King Charles with a programme of inclusive events “to mark this historic occasion and to foster civic pride”.

Bad weather at the weekend has caused rock to fall onto the under-cliff path at Saltdean and a cafe at the Visitor's Centre at Birling Gap has reopened away from the cliff edge.

The council plans to save £300,000 a year on places where the public just wants to spend a penny – and it may bring in charges, payable by contactless card.

A woman has suffered serious injuries after the car she was a passenger in, collided with a parked vehicle at The Common in West Chiltington.

Three men have been arrested after police found weapons and drugs in a car that had been reported stolen in Brighton.

There's an identity appeal after reports were made to police about a woman in distress in Eastbourne.

A 17-year-old boy was charged with murder on Friday afternoon (Jan 13) following the murder of a woman in St Leonards.

A hospital employee has been sentenced to three years and two months’ imprisonment after being convicted of a child sexual offence. 

Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare in Ringmer is running a ‘Do you look like your pet’ competition.

The Meads Recreation Ground could get a state-of-the-art hybrid pitch to benefit residents, community groups, school children and dog walkers.

Approximately 25,500 potholes were filled by West Sussex County Council highway teams in just nine months in 2022.

Snow is expected to hit parts of the UK in the coming days as temperatures take a tumble towards freezing.

A man who murdered two women from Kent and Sussex has been given two life sentences with a minimum of 49 years each.

Brighton and Hove Albion take on Liverpool at the Amex Stadium tomorrow (Saturday, 3pm).

A choir made up of key workers including a Sussex Police PCSO, has reunited since its Britain's Got Talent performance and sung at a charity event hosted by Katie Piper OBE.

Police have released this “shocking” video in an attempt to identify the driver responsible.

A Sussex Police Inspector has been charged with sexual assault by penetration on a woman known to him.

Police are looking to locate a ‘good Samaritan’ from Boxgrove in Chichester who gave a teenage girl in distress a lift to Barnham Railway Station on Sunday, January 1.

A report of concern for a person in Hastings tragically ended with a dead body being found on Wednesday night (Jan 11).

A new photography exhibition that highlights the experiences of people suffering food insecurity has opened at West Buildings shelter on Worthing seafront.

Officers investigating an assault on a man in Horsham have issued new CCTV images of men they wish to speak to.

The GMB union will meet ambulance representatives on Monday (January 16) to discuss up to six more strike dates.

Councillors granted planning permission for an £87 million scheme to build more than 200 council homes in Moulescoomb at a meeting yesterday (Jan 11).

A Brighton restaurant was found to have employed illegal workers but their visas were not clear, councillors were told yesterday (Jan 11).

Plans to change a hanger building in Ford into an Energy from Waste incinerator have been approved by West Sussex County Council.

Eastbourne taxi drivers could soon be required to install cameras in their vehicles, if proposals gain the go ahead from councillors next week. 

Royal Mail has said it is facing severe disruption to its international export services after a "cyber incident."

Seaford Town Council has recently added its first environmentally friendly recycled plastic bench, donated by a local resident as a memorial within the Crouch Gardens.

New research from Shelter shows nearly 27,000 people are recorded as homeless in the South East, including more than 12,000 children.  

Police have charged a man in connection with a robbery and theft in St Leonards.

Detectives are appealing for witnesses following the unexplained death of a man in Crawley.

More than half of the child asylum-seekers who have disappeared from Hove hotels are still missing, councillors have been told (Jan 9).

About 25,000 ambulance workers across England and Wales will strike today in a dispute with the government over pay, amid fears some patients will be forced to make their own way to hospital.

Prince Harry's autobiography is the fastest-selling non-fiction book ever, recording figures of 400,000 copies so far across hardback, ebook and audio formats on its first day of publication.

Councillors have voted to be given more detail about the state of a building that houses a nursery that the council plans to close.

An independent book store's tongue-in-cheek window display of Prince Harry's memoir has set social media alight. 

It’s little wonder the January blues hit us so hard, as we tighten our purse strings after Christmas and enter the coldest month of the year. 

Dozens of motorists were arrested on suspicion of drink or drug driving after being involved in a collision on the road in Sussex during December.

People in Sussex are being urged to continue to use health services appropriately as ambulance staff are due to take industrial action tomorrow (Wednesday).

Police have been cracking down on drug dealing and associated crime in East Sussex.

The government has allocated £555,000 to support vulnerable families and people at risk of sleeping rough across Wealden.

Active Hastings will launch its new Sound Tennis sessions at Ore Community Centre from Thursday January 26.

Sussex Police has imposed strict safety restrictions on two dogs following an attack on a dog in Brighton on Wednesday (4 January).

Sussex residents shared their footage on Twitter and with The Met Office last night as a meteor travelled across UK skies.

Police have released clear footage of three men walking into a Crawley Tesco and ripping mobile phones from shop displays before running out of the store.

Fans have waited in line to purchase a hardback copy of Prince Harry's autobiography as it hit shelves at midnight in bookstores nationwide.

Highways teams at West Sussex County Council say it is still unsafe to open the road where an embankment collapsed on December 28 last year.

A Seaford resident who failed to clear their 'eyesore garden,' which was piled high with rubbish, has been given a £2,700 charge on their house.

Part of the A272 at North Chailey remained closed this afternoon (Jan 9) following a collision between two cars and a pedestrian this morning.

Younger passengers using buses across the city can benefit from free fares (if accompanied) and cheaper fares (unaccompanied) until 2025. 

Part of a major road in Brighton's city centre will be closed for around 18 months while improvements to the area are carried out.

Police in Brighton and Hove have charged a man in connection with three burglaries.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a stabbing in Worthing on New Year’s Eve.

Stargazers are in for a treat at the first stargazing event of 2023.

Brighton's reward for a thumping five-star FA Cup success at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium is a home tie against a Premier League side.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision in Bognor.

There's concern for Ismael who has been missing since January 3.

Sussex Police have taken to social media to warn people against buying drugs from street dealers and the dangers of inhaling nitrous oxide (N20).

Prince Harry has accused members of the Royal Family of getting in "bed with the devil" over their links with the tabloid press - and admitted Meghan did not get on with William and Kate "from the get-go".

Two infant schools and a junior school look likely to have their admission numbers cut from September 2024 after a public consultation.

Hastings Museum & Art Gallery has joined the Arts Council England’s National Portfolio and will receive £450,000 over the next three years.