THE body of a woman found on a beach has been identified. The body was discovered at 7.47am on Tuesday in Eastbourne. It was found in the groyne area directly in front of the Beach Deck Restaurant, Royal Parade, near Treasure Island. Sussex
A BRITISH Airways flight re-routed after it was forced to abort its landing and almost ran out of fuel. The flight, BA2777 was unable to land at its scheduled destination due to strong gusts in excess of 40mph. It was travelling from Jersey and
POLICE and ambulances have been called to a cinema. Emergency services rushed to the Odeon cinema in West Street, Brighton, at about 6.15pm. A spokeswoman for the South East Coast Ambulance service said: "We were called to reports of a patient
LOVE Island contestant Connor Durman has been slammed by viewers, with some branding him a "controlling psycho" after he lost his temper with villa love interest. The Worthing lad, 24, was criticised over his treatment of Sophie Piper on the ITV
A BUSINESS owner who took out a loan of more than £1 million from his company before it ceased trading has been made bankrupt. The director of Brighton Holiday Homes Ltd Neil Stonehill withdrew £1,024,281 over and above his salary from the company
A PEOPLE-SMUGGLING fugitive was arrested in Sussex under a European arrest warrant. Khanh Chan, who is also known as Khanh Ngoc Nguyen, was part of a group responsible for trafficking people into the UK from Vietnam. He was convicted in his
A MAN has been charged on suspicion of robbery and possessing a knife at a gaming arcade. Police were called to Connaught Leisure in George Street, Hove, at 3.20pm on Tuesday. There were reports a man had entered and demanded cash. It was also
Graham Potter has cast doubt over Nottingham Forest doing a deal to sign Glenn Murray. Albion’s experienced goal-getter is one of the players Forest are looking at to help their promotion push. He is in contention to face Aston Villa with the
A MAN has been arrested over "making threats to kill" after a lenghty stand-off with police. Officers swooped on Broadwater Street West in Worthing this morning with armed police surrounding a row of shops. Police and fire service vehicles
NOW that Harry and Megan have decided to relocate themselves to Canada, is the Crown prepared to reimburse the people of Sussex the £3,000,000 spent by them on a cottage for the ‘happy couple’? We could certainly use the money to help alleviate
THREE railway stations have had revamps. West Sussex Rail Users Association and fellow passengers put forward their ideas for Govia Thameslink Railway’s Passenger Benefit Fund. New benches have been installed at Chichester and Barnham. At
A MAN has pleaded guilty to three counts of assault after an incident at a property. Police were called to Parkfield Avenue in Eastbourne on Monday afternoon due to concerns for two women inside. They suffered minor injuries and a man was arrested
A SHOPPING centre boss has revealed what will replace a popular make-up shop. Mark Buchanan-Smith, centre director for Churchill Square in Brighton, spoke out on what would fill the empty unit left by Monsoon Accessorize. The store shut on
A FORMER school and sixth form centre could become a base for children’s social workers. The site at the corner of Mile Oak Road and High Street, Portslade, was vacated when the King’s School moved to Hangleton Way, in Hove, last year. It previously
HEAVY rain is predicted to hit parts of Sussex this afternoon. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain stretching from Brighton and Hove to Southampton. It is in place from 3pm to 11.45pm. A West Sussex County Council
A MENTAL health nurse has been recognised for helping the armed forces community. Martin Diver, from Crawley, served with 2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment before leaving in 2000 to train as a nurse. Since joining Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation
Jack Grealish loves playing against Albion. The Aston Villa midfielder will aim to score against them for a third time this season when he arrives at the Amex on Saturday. But he has not always finished a match against Albion with a smile on
THE final terms of a deal to hand a Sussex beauty spot to a new owner are set to go before a senior county councillor next week. On Monday (January 20), East Sussex County Council’s lead member for transport and environment Claire Dowling is set
“DUKE Street used to be the best street in Brighton,” a business owner tells me as we look out at a row of empty shops. Yesterday six stores in the street were shut. Some are boarded up, others have “to let” signs hanging over their doorways
ARMED police are in attendance at an ongoing incident. Officers are currently surrounding a shop in Broadwater Street West, Worthing. The area has been cordoned off with police tape. A witness reported "what looked like a siege situation
PEOPLE have less abortions when the Pope is in town because they feel guilty. That is according to research from the University of Sussex. By looking at medical records in Italian areas that were visited by the head of the catholic church, they
A WILDLIFE expert has called for the public to have its say on the future of two golf courses. Plans for Hollingbury and Waterhall greens will be decided by Brighton and Hove city councillors today. But the Sussex Wildlife Trust’s Phil Belden
THOUSANDS of pounds were raised to support a mid-winter arts parade through the city. Every year event organiser Same Sky makes a bid for public support for Burning the Clocks in Brighton. The event is held on the winter solstice, and last month
Bernardo says Albion's game against Aston Villa is a six-pointer. Albion head into the game off the back of a 1-0 defeat to Everton and are 14th, just four places and three points clear of the relegation zone. Villa’s 6-1 defeat at home to
A MOTHER was fined for keeping her sick child home from school. Paula Bedford’s daughter Belle, 13, was home from Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (PACA) for seven days over two weeks in December. Ms Bedford said she was shocked when a
A SECURITY guard witnessed a boy fall from the top of a multi-storey car park on New Year’s Day, a coroner heard. Milosz Golasa died at the scene after falling from the car park in Russell Road, near the Debenhams store in Brighton on New Year’
Professor of real estate and regeneration Paul Greenhalgh writes how empty shops can affect the High Street. If empty premises relief is going up, that would indicate that units that were previously occupied are becoming vacant. There is a three-month
IT IS SURELY excessive for Brighton and Hove City Council to propose increases of about 15 per cent in the price of residents’, businesses’, traders’ and visitors’ parking permits, as suggested by the environment and transport committee. An increase
A “CRAMPED” Victorian prison has been taken out of special measures following concerns over inmates’ self-harm, rats, and bird droppings. Inspectors had previously found standards at Lewes Prison in Brighton Road were “disturbing” after five prisoners
HERE is a round-up of defendants who have been named in court for their crimes. ANDREW ALDRIDGE Aged 49, of Tidy Street, Brighton, admitted drink-driving, driving without insurance, and breaching a suspended sentence. Tested positive for 48 microgrammes
TWO students have told of the moment they rescued fellow pupils after a traumatic coach crash. Some students were taken to hospital after a college bus carrying 16 people toppled over on Plumpton Lane near Lewes last week. Images from the scene
ROCK and classical music are often seen as opposites. But one singing double act has brought the two together and are now using their harmonious union for a good cause. David Hammond and Natalie Porter formed singing group Nat ‘n’ Dave about
A MAN whose wife is battling breast cancer says he fears their mouldy flat will kill her. John Edwards and wife May have been living in their flat in Millers Road, Brighton, since 2013. But their home is covered in black mould which doorman John
CONTROVERSIAL plans to redevelop a brownfield site with hundreds of high rise flats have been slammed by neighbours. Moda Living submitted plans to build 824 new homes off Sackville Road in Hove last year. The application will be reviewed by
Museums are amazing places. This week I’ve been working at the Natural History Museum in Berlin. At times I forgot I was in Berlin. Natural history museums are similar across the world. I could have been working in London, Paris or Tokyo. There’
A WOMAN is starring in a BBC show about a group of vegans trying to convert meat eaters to a plant-based lifestyle. Rikkilee Lemmon, who lives in Eastbourne, is the new star of Veganville. The show sees a group of passionate vegans move up to
A PENSIONER who collapsed suddenly died of a rare condition that doctors had never seen before. Jean Osborne was taken ill by her GP and was rushed to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. Doctors did tests and thought she may have had
DOG owners have been warned to watch out for dangerous mole traps – and nobody will take responsibility for them. Borehole drilling specialist Pete Mills, from Woodingdean, stumbled across a large metal claw on a dog walk with his Chihuahua Phoebe
A POLICE chief has slammed a string of “disgusting” crimes as thieves target specific car parts. Crooks stole the parts from vehicles in the Horsham area. A spokesman said: “We have received reports of catalytic converters being stolen from cars
HUNDREDS of shops and offices are lying empty, depriving a council of millions of pounds in income. More than 650 “business units” in Brighton and Hove are unused according to Government estimates. This means Brighton and Hove City Council
