Firefighters had to rescue a crow which got trapped in a house. A crew from Hove spent about an hour trying to free the bird from the flat in Sussex Square, Brighton, at 2.30pm on Saturday. They used an extension ladder and eventually the bird
Residents will be meeting in the local basement pub in Sutherland Road at 7.30 pm this Monday to raise concerns over parking. Local councillors will be attending.
A 33-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of armed robbery. It follows three knifepoint robberies in Brighton and one attempted knifepoint robbery. Just after 10pm on Saturday May a man entered the Co-op store in St Georges Road, Brighton
Three knifepoint robberies – two in the same road – are being linked. In total a couple of hundreds of pounds has been stolen from three off-licences. The most recent robbery took place in Threshers in St George's Road, Kemp Town, Brighton,
The communal bins at the entrance of Bakers Bottom (Canning, Hendon and Rochester Streets) are full to the brim and over spilling on to the streets. There has been no collection for days. Residents are seeking legal advice to get
Two men appeared in court charged with conspiracy to commit burglary after people reported suspicious behaviour. Police were alerted to suspicious behaviour at two properties in Newhaven and three in Seaford on May 8 Now officers are urging people
Heartless thieves stole a trailer for children. Sussex Police are appealing for information about the ‘bounce and play’ trailer which went missing from a barn in Milland, near Midhurst, sometime between 11.30pm on May 8 and 9.30am on May 9.
A man has appeared in court charged with robbery following an attack on a cash in transit van outside Waitrose. The van was targeted outside the supermarket in High Street, Eastbourne, at 11am on Tuesday, April 30. Two staff from the van were
Hove superstar Adele turned 25 last Sunday – and celebrated her birthday with a night out at the O2 in London watching Beyonce perform. The famously reclusive singer left baby Angelo James behind as she and partner Simon Konecki joined Chatty Man
Troy Deeney's 96th-minute goal fired Watford into the npower Championship play-off final in the most dramatic fashion at Vicarage Road. The Hornets' promotion hopes looked over when, 60 seconds earlier, Leicester were awarded a penalty. But
Holly Willoughby's tresses have impressed. Her long flowing blonde locks won her second place in the top 10 most copied celebrity hairstyles, according to Toni & Guy. The Brighton-born TV presenter came in just below Cheryl Cole, who not only
Graffiti on the roof of a building is to be scrubbed off. After weeks of campaigning, Graham Cox and Denise Cobb, who represent Westbourne ward on Brighton and Hove City Council, have been told the work on the side of Dolphin Court in Hove Street
Leo Ulloa wants more of the same from Albion as they look to finish their play-off semi-final. Ths Argentinian striker was impressed by how the Seagulls performed in the opening half of the first leg of their tie with Crystal Palace. The teams
The Friends of Brighton and Hove Hospitals holds its annual meeting at Hove Polyclinic in Nevill Avenue on June 5 at 6pm. Guest speaker will be Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust chief nurse Sherree Fagge. For more details,
How long have the Greens got left? This was the question that town hall insiders were asking after the Cityclean pay dispute highlighted a huge rift in the party in Brighton and Hove. While some Green councillors were defending the decision
Farmer Tony Martin, who was jailed for shooting dead a burglar in 1999, has spoken about the death of a Sussex man who was killed after confronting intruders. Mr Martin spoke about the case of Julian Gardner, 52, who died in Robertsbridge, and
Not much change in the weather here. Someone suggested we might get started at 4pm but that seems like wishful thinking. The forecast says it is likely to continue raining until 5ish so more likely they will call it off at 4pm if it doesn't improve
“Red tape” preventing office space being turned into homes will be lifted after council chiefs’ attempts to stop it were rejected by the Government. From May 30, new national legislation will make it easier for developers to convert work space.
A community centre has received protection after a show of support by councillors. St Mary’s Social Centre in Christie Road, Lewes, is one of 49 sites Lewes District Council is considering passing to a private partner for potential development.
Three businesses face being fined up to £100,000 after 10 illegal immigrants were found working in their stores. The workers were arrested following Home Office raids on stores and restaurants in Haywards Heath, Upper Beeding and Horsham after
A motorcyclist has died in a crash. The man in his 40s, was killed on Friday at 7.10pm on the B2116 Albourne Road near Henfield. Police described it as a “single vehicle crash”. Witnesses should call Sussex Police on 101 quoting Operation
A talk and exhibition on the late singer-songwriter Nick Drake will take place this weekend. The event will be hosted by Michael Burdett, a former Island Records post-boy who came across unheard recordings and tapes produced by Drake in the 1970s
Albion boss Gus Poyet has named an unchanged squad for the Championship play-off semi-final second leg against Crystal Palace at The Amex on Monday night. The Seagulls have no fresh injury worries following Friday's 0-0 draw at Selhurst
Waste strewn across the street, dog bins piled high and rubbish blowing into the road – this is the mess caused by just two days of unofficial industrial action by Cityclean staff. After two days of refusing to work due to a pay dispute, Cityclean
Today I made the trip up to Vardean School to watch a very different kind of Fringe event. This Time Next Year is performed in four cars; performers in the front seat, audience in the back. Initially this made me feel quite childlike, sitting and
A 32-year-old council manager has died after falling from a balcony. Brighton and Hove City Council income services manager Jessica Ingarfield, known as Jess, plunged to her death on Monday. Police were initially called to reports a woman “
Animal lovers are being invited to “paws” for a cup of tea to help homeless pets. Staff at the Blue Cross rehoming centre at Northiam will be putting on the kettle and setting out the cakes for a charity tea party between 11am and 3pm on May 18
Council bosses have been left mystified after reports that a portal to another dimension has opened in a residential street in Brighton. A member of the public reported to Brighton and Hove City Council that the “wormhole or vortex” had opened
A mayor has become the first person in more than a century to hold the post for six consecutive years. Chris Thomas-Atkin was re-elected to become the civil figurehead for Burgess Hill at the annual meeting of the town council. Councillor Anne
Dane Bowers is set to appear at Worthing Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Bowers, who sang alongside Victoria Beckham and was in hit group Another Level, is set to appear at the court charged with assault following a brawl at Butlins in Bognor.
A woman burst into tears after she was accused of willingly going to a hotel with four footballers to spend the night with them. The 21-year-old began crying in the dock under questioning by defence lawyers about how she had ended up in a hotel
