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Local news

• Brighton shoplifter asks court: "Why jail me? I'll only watch TV"

  A serial shoplifter told magistrates that if they jailed him he would only end up watching television in prison. read more

• Burgess Hill cancer survivor owes life to stranger

  A Burgess Hill woman has been given a second chance of life thanks to the help of a total stranger. read more

• East Sussex council leader slams hospital bosses

  An outgoing council leader has slammed the performance of hospital bosses. read more

• Brighton thief posed as Great Escape insider

  Customers at a city karaoke bar were pick-pocketed by a man who claimed to be trying to set up an impromptu Great Escape Festival DJ set. read more

• Second £125k director leaves Brighton and Hove City Council

  Another £125,000-a-year town hall chief is to leave his post – but this one will be replaced. read more

• Knifemen in daylight raid on Brighton home

  Brighton police are hunting two knifemen who sprayed fluid into a man’s eyes to distract him before bursting into his home. read more

• Fire crews tackle Hove seafront fire

  Firefighters are battling a blaze in a seafront six-storey building. read more

• Brighton mum launches legal battle against Facebook trolls

  A mother has launched a landmark legal battle to unmask the cyberbullies who have taunted her. read more

• Hove shopkeeper struck by bus after road danger warnings

  A shopkeeper was struck by a bus after warning about “lethally dangerous” new loading restrictions outside his store. read more

• Brighton and Hove council hopes to launch giant recycling bins across city

  Brighton and Hove City Council is planning to introduce giant communal recycling bins for 26,000 households in the city centre. read more

• House where AA Milne wrote Winnie-the-Pooh and Brian Jones died up for sale

  The home where Winnie-the-Pooh was written and Rolling Stone Brian Jones died is up for sale. read more

• Meat thief caught in Bexhill policing operation

  A meat thief has been convicted following an undercover operation by Rother police. read more

• Winter vomiting bug hits Worthing wards

  Two hospital wards have been closed to new admissions after an outbreak of a winter vomiting bug. read more

• Knife robber threatens Hove shop worker

  A robber made off with money from a Hove convenience store after threatening an employee with a knife. read more

• Brighton City College jobs to go

  Jobs are to go at City College Brighton and Hove after bosses decided to focus on the most popular courses. read more

• Horsham Town Hall to become Bill's Restaurant

  A district council have decided to lease their town hall to a restaurant chain. read more

• Brighton robber crashes car in bid to return to jail

  A convicted robber crashed his girlfriend’s car into a wall so he could go back to prison. read more

• Brighton's Beach of the Dead in urgent appeal for funds

  A popular zombie festival could be dead in the water if it cannot raise funds urgently. read more

• Amex named world's best new stadium

  Albion's ground has been named the best new venue at an international award ceremony last night. read more

• Burglars strike after Bexhill residents leave house for just an hour

  More than £1,000 worth of photographic equipment have been stolen from a home in Bexhill. read more

On this day: Business news | Letters to the Editor | Albion news | Amex news | Local news | Comment and analysis | Crawley Town FC News | quirkies | Alan Phillips | In Memoriam | Deaths | Acknowledgements | Public Notice | Brighton Festival 2012 news | Brighton Festival 2012 previews | Brighton Fringe Critic 2012