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  • Another key council member leaves his job

    A SECOND key member of Brighton and Hove City Council is to leave his job. The council’s head of sustainability, Thurstan Crockett, follows finance chief Catherine Vaughan out the door. Mr Crockett led the council’s work on sustainable development

  • Ten top shows this weekend

    Heather Peace Brighton Dome Corn Exchange, Church Street, Friday, October 31, doors 7pm, £23.50, 01273 709709. Former Waterloo Road actress Heather Peace takes her second solo album The Thin Line on the road, having quit the school drama to

  • Brighton MP: 'Easier for kids to buy drugs than alcohol'

    ILLEGAL drugs can be picked up by youngsters easier than alcohol in Brighton, an MP has claimed. Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion, told the House of Commons she had spoken to young people in her constituency who found no difficulty in getting

  • Veteran DJ Bill bows out due to ill health

    A VETERAN DJ has spun his last record. Bill Wheeler, better known as Rockin’ Bill, has been playing classic records in Brighton since 1962 but now he has to call it a day because of poor health. The 68-year-old, of Ninfield Place, Brighton,

  • Officer blinded by the IRA to march

    An army Officer who was blinded by an IRA bomb will be heading to London with a contingent of veterans to take part in the Remembrance Sunday march. Ray Hazan OBE, 69, from Seaford will take part in the annual commemorations at the Cenotaph with

  • Spectacular Spitfire vegetable display

    YOUNGSTERS marvelled at more than 1,000 winter vegetables assembled in the shape of flying Spitfires. The 20 foot-by-11 foot display of pumpkins, squashes, marrows and gourds took ten days to put together. The renowned annual display at Slindon

  • Police search for missing Fear

    Police are searching for a robber who failed to arrive at a hostel he was ordered to stay at. Sussex Police are seeking Thomas Fear who is wanted for recall to prison after breaching his prison release licence conditions. The 19-year old from

  • Bigger and better TEDx event with larger venue

    THIS year’s TEDx event is set to be the biggest yet, writes TOM BARLOW-BROWN. TEDx Brighton – a spin-out of the world-popular TED conferences – takes place tomorrow. Ahead of the event organiser Sam Orams described his excitement at moving

  • Ploughing cash into the community

    POSITIVE investment has become big business with the area named a UK hotspot. Residents of Brighton and Hove have ploughed £1.2 million into community projects and businesses since 2012. Business editor FINN SCOTT-DELANY finds out which groups

  • Cycle lanes blamed for homes flooding

    RESIDENTS are blaming the flooding in their homes on a cycle lane. People living on Old Shoreham Road between Wilbury Villas and The Drive in Hove say the cycle lane installed on the south side of the road last year is causing their homes to flood

  • Travellers move on to car park off Wilson Avenue in Brighton

    TRAVELLERS have moved on to a car park in Brighton. It is thought the site, next to the Stanley Deason Leisure Centre in Wilson Avenue, is privately owned by City College Brighton and Hove.   Several caravans arrived at about 10.30pm yesterday

  • Vets release buzzard into the wild

    VETS were on a wing and a prayer when they treated this plucky buzzard, but it was intent on spreading its wings. It needed more than a s-pigeon of good luck, but thanks to the work of the rescue team the bird is back in the wild. The vets

  • Free water to combat drunken behaviour

    TRYING to encourage people going out for a night on the town to watch their drinking is always a tough battle, but that is not stopping public health bosses in West Sussex from giving it a try. Rather than finger-wagging about the dangers of drinking

  • He speaks empty words

    My response to Jason Kitcat’s letter, System is wrong (Letters, October 28). I wonder if the council know the fairy tale the Emperor’s New Clothes? Jason Kitcat’s latest press release reminds me of that tale. He states that he and the council

  • Don’t park dangerously

    After reading comments by Susan Wilson (letters October 28) about school parking, what difference does the weather make? Surely the issue is that for the safety of children and parents there should be no parking where it is considered dangerous

  • Signs could harm park’s landscape

    We’re pleased to hear Mr Mitchell (Letters, October 27) say the South Downs National Park should be celebrated – we agree. But there are many different views of how this should be done. We are listening. There are lots of people who would agree

  • Investment in the future

    POSITIVE investment might sound like a typically Brightonian new-age fad. But the trend of investing into enterprises that benefit the community, society and the environment are proving increasingly popular. It is more than just a warm fuzzy

  • Take away the bollards

    The on-going road works in the Lewes Road, that seems never ending, and the disruption is getting worse every week. It would be nice if the council used their initiative and alleviated some problems by temporarily removing the bollards at the end

  • Community centre’s desperate plea for committee members

    A COMMUNITY centre could be forced to close unless it finds new members. The association running Old Boat Corner Community Centre in Hollingbury, Brighton, needs to find a new chair and treasurer among other committee members. It is asking

  • Rusk happy to see his Albion teens face new challenge

    The word is out on Albion’s in-form under-18s – and boss Simon Rusk is delighted about it. His young Seagulls grabbed a 1-1 draw at West Bromwich Albion after passing a different kind of test on Saturday. Rusk has had his side sitting deep

  • Water Angels to help pace drinkers

    PUBS, clubs and bars are being urged to become Water Angels to help cut the number of drink related visits to hospitals. The scheme is also aimed at reducing fights and other antisocial behaviour caused by alcohol. Its aim is to encourage licensed

  • Care provider to create 350 jobs

    A care provider has created 350 jobs after winning a major contract. MiHomecare will provide home visits to 700 mostly elderly people in Lewes, Newhaven, Peacehaven, Seaford, Hailsham and Eastbourne. It has been awarded a five-year contract

  • Living in... Lewes

    Variety, as we know, is the spice of life, and in the Lewes district there is a spicy and life-enriching variety of country town and small village, Saxon and Norman history and modern shopping facilities. The area was a trophy awarded to William

  • Agent profile

    With 88 years’ experience in selling properties across Sussex, Rowland Gorringe has become a byword for experience, efficiency and integrity. Chairman Edward Gorringe’s message to all his staff is simple: “Integrity is the essence of everything

  • Father of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne dies aged 45

    The father of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne has died aged 45. Michael Payne was found dead at a property in Brishing Lane, Maidstone. A Kent police spokesman said: "The death is not being treated as suspicious. A report will be prepared for

  • MP: We want a drugs policy that is effective

    DRUG laws will be scrutinised by MPs in Parliament for the first time in more than 40 years today after MP Caroline Lucas secured the debate. The three-hour Commons debate – which received cross-party backing – is set to take place this morning

  • Brighton's Royal Blood miss out on Mercury Prize

    Brighton rockers Royal Blood missed out on the Mercury Prize with Edinburgh-based hip-hop trio Young Fathers scooping the gong. The little fancied outsiders beat other favourites including Damon Albarn and FKA Twigs to take home the £20,000 prize

  • More than 200 tons of hay lost in raging barn fire

    Firefighters are tackling a hay fire – more than 12 hours after the initial call. More than 200 tons of hay are thought be have been destroyed in the blaze at a farm off Hammerwood Road, Ashurst Wood. Fire crews were first called at 6:50 on

  • Investigation launched after fire at a children's play park

    An investigation has been launched after a fire at a children’s playground. Firefighters were called to the play area in Bembrook Road, Hastings, shortly after 11pm on Wednesday night. A fire had been started in a wheelie bin which the crew

  • Woman freed from car after crashing and rolling down ditch

    A 24-year-old had to be freed from her car after she crashed and rolled into a ditch. Emergency services were called to Little London Road, Horam, at the junction with the A267 and B203 at 12.52 this morning. The female driver had crashed into

  • Crowds enjoy great music and new beer

    A FOLK band entertained crowds with the sounds of sweet music and the taste of own-brewed beer. Popular act Bellowhead teamed up Lewes brewing institution Harveys for a tasty tipple. After getting hands-on with the brewing earlier this month

  • British Legion launches this year’s Poppy Appeal

    An appeal to remember those who died in battle and raise money for charity has been launched. The Brighton and Hove branch of the Royal British Legion launched its November Poppy Appeal on Saturday. An event to mark the campaign took place

  • Installation on troubled writer at film festival

    The work of a troubled novelist who drowned herself after jumping off the Palace Pier will be celebrated at a film festival. Experimental writer Ann Quin, a contemporary of Samuel Beckett, wrote classic novel Berg while working as a secretary at

  • Released into the wild

    A buzzard has beaten the odds to spread its wings and be released back into the wild. The moment was caught on camera by the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (WRAS) who nursed the bird of prey back to health after it was found

  • Tributes flood in as TV Santa dies

    Tributes have been paid to a popular Father Christmas who appeared in numerous festive TV adverts and shows. John Moore, from Burgess Hill, died earlier this month and his funeral will be held tomorrow at St Edward’s church in Royal George Road

  • A very spooky surprise for Halloween

    A Newhaven woman gave a dead good effort when she made this spooky mummy for Halloween. Sandra Watkins, 60, of Gibbon Road, spent about ten hours creating the ghoulish character in the run-up to today’s big day. Nicknamed Eric, Sandra made

  • Cup call-up was a shock admits Walton

    Christian Walton admits he was shocked to be thrown into the heat of cup battle. But the England under-20s goalkeeper was proud of his efforts as Albion made life tough for Spurs. Walton stood in for injured David Stockdale and, after catching