BRIGHTON and Hove City Council has voted through its own budget at the second attempt following a stop-start seven hour meeting. Green and Conservative councillors voted against a 4.99 per cent council tax and £21 million cuts at Hove Town Hall
A ROAD is closed after a car crash between two cars. Police were alerted at 6.34pm by the South East Coast Ambulance Service to a crash at the roundabout where Saddlescombe Road, Poynings Road, West Road and the A281 meet, near The Dyke Golf Club
AN EXCLUSION zone has been set up after what is believed to be a mortar bomb has been found. Sussex Police were called at just after 3pm on Thursday after a member of the public spotted a small rusty object which is believed to be a mortar bomb
A PENSIONER who abused two Members of Parliament via social media has accepted a police caution. The unnamed 73-year-old man from West Sussex was arrested and held by Met Police officers on Wednesday. He later accepted a caution for the offences
UPDATE: Connor has been found safe nearby. A teenager with an injured hand has gone missing. Connor Johnson, 19, from Billingshurst has not been since he left home in Coombe Hill at 10.50am today. He had injured his hand on a broken
Bruno has revealed he always had faith in Albion’s promotion potential under Chris Hughton – even after a sticky start which had them off the pace at one stage. Bruno rates Hughton the best boss he has played for in many respects, including a calming
11:52pm It's never easy with Brighton and Hove City Council when it comes to setting the budget but we got there in the end
DARTS legend Phil Taylor is poised to make his final Brighton appearance when the Betway Premier League returns to the south coast tonight. The Brighton Centre has returned to the Premier League tour this year in favour of Bournemouth, with darts
A MAN who died after falling from scaffolding has been named.Stephen Stares, 63, from Eastbourne fell around 40 feet from a building in Grand Parade in the town yesterday morning.Paramedics along with the Kent, Sussex and Surrey Air Ambulance were called
Reality TV star Lady Colin Campbell has been found guilty of causing a three-car pile-up after pulling out into traffic on a dual carriageway. Prosecutors said Campbell, 67, made "an error of judgment" by carrying out an unsafe manoeuvre in her
A ROAD has been closed after a tree was brought down by Storm Doris winds. Balcombe Road in Crawley is closed between Worth Road and Maidenbower Drive. Sussex Police officers are on scene. #stormdoris claims another victim on Balcombe
Albion have no fresh injury concerns for Saturday's clash with promotion rivals Reading at the Amex. They are still without experienced defenders Gaetan Bong and Liam Rosenior, although both full-backs are closing in on returns. Bong has missed
PART of the A23 is closed due to damage caused by Storm Doris. The road is closed in both directions underneath the Gatwick Transit System. A diversion is in place. A statement on the Metrobus Facebook page states: "This is due to emergency
A pre-inquest review due to take place next month into the Shoreham air disaster has been postponed, a coroner has decided. West Sussex senior coroner Penelope Schofield has "reluctantly" taken the decision because the hearing on March 17 was due
A DISUSED nursing home has been damaged by a major fire. An investigation has been launched into the cause of the blaze at the former Ridgewood Manor, on Lewes Road, Uckfield. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service received 30 emergency calls
Jimmy Anyon has been appointed as head coach of Sussex Women. Anyon takes over from Charlotte Burton who stepped down in December having been at the helm since 2010. The former Sussex fast bowler was forced to retire from the game due to injury
A CYCLIST has died after being found collapsed on the road with serious head injuries. Emergency services were called at 5.45am on Wednesday after a 68-year-old man was found lying on the ground in Mill Road, Burgess Hill. Passers by discovered
Bruno has urged Albion to have 11 captains on the pitch after revealing his all-in-it-together approach behind the scenes. The Seagulls are preparing for the first part of an exciting double-bill at the Amex as they face Reading followed by Newcastle
A ROAD has been closed after a crash between a car and a van. Emergency services were called to Copthorne Road near to the Wyevale Garden Centre at 7.50am. Paramedics from South East Coast Ambulance Service checked those involved over.
RAG ’N’ BONE MAN picked up two Brit Awards at last night's ceremony. The star - real name Rory Graham - had already won the Brits Critics’ Choice but also picked up British Breakthrough award at the O2 Arena in London. It tops a fantastic week
MORE than 700 people waited for 12 hours or more in a health trust’s A&E departments last month. The figures from Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (BSUH), which runs the Royal Sussex County hospital in Brighton and the Princess
TWO accidents have caused severe delays to motorists on the county's roads this morning. Police were to a crash on the A23 northbound near the Pyecombe, Hassocks and Clayton slip road, involving three cars and a van at just after 6am.
Oakley Property is very excited to be opening the doors at The Bank in Lewes; a selection of one bedroom apartments ideally located on Lewes High Street.David Beaken, a Director at Oakley New Homes, said: “We have been waiting a long time to launch these
Situated in a lovely countryside location, yet benefitting from the security of neighbouring properties, Southbank Barn is an attractive knapped flint barn conversion. Originally a sheep barn, the property is believed to have been converted around 20
Leading residential estate agent Hamptons International played a key role in Kidzania London’s careers fair last month, by hosting a day-in-the-life of an estate agent talk at Kidzania’s theatre venue. Joining the likes of fellow partners British Airways
Just moments away from the village High Street and only a short walk from the delightful parish church. The property is situated in the heart of this pretty downland village which has a vibrant community with a High Street of shops and inns together
Last year turned out to be quite a year for Buy to Let investors. We saw the 3% increase in stamp duty for second homes and investment properties and investors have started to feel the sting of the Government’s attempt to pursue this sector of the property
Thanks to the Help to Buy scheme, Arran and Melissa Stoy recently moved into their new home at Crest Nicholson’s Meadowbrook development in Storrington. The couple previously lived at Crest Nicholson’s Kilnwood Vale, but after getting married in August
John Elliott, Managing Director of Millwood Designer Homes said: “We welcome many of the proposals in today’s Housing White Paper including a standardised way of consulting housing demand and each local authority producing then reviewing it every five
David Stockdale has put thoughts of his future on hold – as he aims to finish the promotion job with Albion. The popular goalkeeper runs out of contract in the summer and has set his sights on playing in the top flight next term. He is convinced
A FIVE per cent council tax rise will be beyond the means of some just-about-managing residents, Brighton and Hove City Council leader Warren Morgan has said. Cllr Morgan said more support would be available for those struggling to cope while calling
CAROLINE LUCAS put loudmouth columnist Katie Hopkins in her place after she had a dig at Brighton and Hove. Katie Hopkins decided to use her latest Mail Online column to attack those who took part in the Donald Trump protest in London on Monday
MORE than 30 homes will be built on land residents claim should be in the South Downs National Park. The 32 houses and flats proposed for land the rear of Falmer Avenue in Saltdean will now go ahead after Hyde New Homes won an appeal. Around
WOMEN are more likely to hire gay and lesbian job applicants over heterosexual candidates who are just as equally qualified, according to a British-led study. Researchers also found the opposite was true when the recruiter was a man, with male
PATIENTS will be able to testify in court from their hospital bed thanks to a network of video links across Sussex. Witnesses, victims and even defendants who are being treated at Hellingly mental health hospital and need to appear in magistrates’ courts
SCIENTISTS at the University of Brighton have moved a step closer to understanding the cause of age-related hearing loss which affects 11 million people in the UK.Hearing loss is believed to originate in non-sensory cells in the cochlea, the auditory
A DOCTOR says she is considering leaving the UK after the Brexit vote.Worthing doctor Birgit Woolley, who is originally from Germany, is among the 42% of GPs surveyed by the British Medical Association (BMA) who said they were thinking of quitting the
THE bodies of two porpoises which may have been mother and pup were found washed up on two beaches in two days.One was found near Brighton Palace Pier on Saturday and then schoolboys found the body of a juvenile on Seaford beach on Monday.Sarah Ward,
THE Shadow Health Secretary has called for an inquiry into how a failed patient transport firm was awarded its contract.Jonathan Ashworth said High Weald Lewes and Havens Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) was wrong to have given the £60m four-year contract
A WARNING of strong winds has been issued by the Met Office. Gusts of 50 to 60mph are expected to hit the county as Storm Doris arrives, with a risk of winds of up to 70mph along the coast. The fourth named storm of the year will bring even
CAMPAIGNERS have warned the Sussex countryside is in “grave peril” after the Government demanded more homes be built. Mid Sussex District Council had proposed building 800 homes per year over the next 17 years as part of its district plan.
HE MAY be well-known for his television appearances and theatre-filling gigs, but comedian Seann Walsh says the time he spent learning his craft in Brighton was the best of his life.Before a performance at Theatre Royal Brighton on Saturday, Walsh – who
MORE than half of a child’s Body Mass Index showing how fat or thin they are can be inherited from their parents, a new study has found.Research at the University of Sussex shows that on average 30 to 40 percent of our BMI comes from our parents and for
