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  • Renewed plea for sightings of missing teen as concern grows

    A SEARCH is continuing for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing for four days. Sussex Police have issued a second appeal for information about Brighton teenager Aaliyah Dahir who has not been seen since she left her home on Thursday. Officers

  • Smoke billows into the sky as house fire rages

    RESIDENTS could smell the smoke from several streets away after a late-night house fire broke out. Fire crews were called to the inferno in Fullwood Avenue, Newhaven, at 9.50pm yesterday. Three engines and a car from the service attended the

  • Bat box rescued from fallen tree

    A BAT box was rescued from a fallen tree. East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (WRAS) rescuers were called to the oak tree in Hailsham on Friday. Founder Trevor Weeks climbed up the tree to remove the box. He found it was

  • Police investigate safeguarding concerns at care home

    POLICE are investigating concerns over the treatment of patients at a nursing home. Three patients were taken to hospital and up to sixteen more evacuated from the Kingswood Home in Heene Road Worthing on Sunday morning. A spokesman for Sussex

  • Dramatic pictures show fields flooded by Storm Dennis

    DRAMATIC aerial pictures have shown the impact of Storm Dennis on the Sussex countryside. Drone photos show fields and roads around Barcombe, near Lewes, filled with floodwater after the storm drenched Sussex. The worst of the storm is expected

  • University student cleared of coronavirus

    A UNIVERSITY student who was being tested for coronavirus has been given the all clear. The first year student was taken to hospital for testing last Monday after becoming unwell after returning to the UK from Hong Kong. In a message to students

  • The Sussex roads closed due to flooding after Storm Dennis

    SEVERAL roads in Sussex are shut this morning due to flooding. Storm Dennis brought heavy rain to the county this weekend with many roads becoming impassable. The weather is set to improve today but heavy showers are still possible. The

  • Search called off for 22-year-old lost at sea

    THE mother of a 22-year-old lost as sea has thanked the emergency services for their help in searching for her. Police have called off the search for the young woman was seen entering the sea off Brighton beach early on Sunday morning as Storm

  • Review: Bowling For Soup at the Brighton Centre

    POP-punk stalwarts Bowling For Soup brought their Together Again! Your Welcome! Tour to the Brighton Centre on Saturday night. Opening the evening were Not Ur Girlfrienz, an all-girl band (signed to BFS’s Jarred’s record label) who blasted out

  • Woman hurt after being hit by car at busy roundabout

    EMERGENCY services were called to a crash involving a pedestrian and a vehicle. Police and ambulance crews were called to the Holmbush roundabout in Shoreham at 9.26am this morning. Pictures from the scene show the police speaking to motorists

  • Beach closed after series of cliff falls during Storm Dennis

    THERE is a warning to stay away from the cliffs after a series of cliff falls at Birling Gap. The beach at the beauty spot is closed to the public today until further notice, Wealden District Council said. The authority wrote on Twitter: “Birling

  • Acclaimed writer kicks off Brighton Festival

    ACCLAIMED poet, playwright, broadcaster and speaker Lemn Sissay has launched Brighton Festival 2020. The biggest annual, curated multi-arts festival in England kicks off on May 2 and will feature more than 120 events taking place in 27 venues and

  • Meet the dog who can cure panic attacks

    WHEN Barry and Petra Coase adopted rescue dog Bella as a puppy, they had no idea their little white ball of fluff would become their guardian angel. Veteran Barry, 57, of Willingdon, Eastbourne, suffered from post traumatic stress disorder and

  • Tributes for Misty, the hospice cat loved by all

    TRIBUTES have been paid to a much-loved hospice cat. Misty has been keeping people company at the Martlets in Hove for more than 15 years. She died from heart disease last week and her ashes have been planted into a rose bush in the hospice

  • Mac ready to handle weight of expectation from Albion fans

    Alexis Mac Allister is ready to handle the expectation of excited Albion fans. The Argentina international is training with his new club-mates after his loan stint at Boca Juniors was cut short. Concerned Seagulls supporters will be hoping

  • Heart of gold – young woman who slept in graveyard dies

    TRIBUTES have been paid to a young woman who used to live in a tent in a graveyard who has died suddenly. Paige Greenaway featured in a BBC documentary about living on the streets of Brighton and Hove in 2017 – she was then just 21. Brighton

  • Dead body found on beach

    A DEAD body has been found on the beach. A spokesman for the police said they had been unable to identify the body. The person's gender also remains unidentified and the incident is being treated as "unexplained". Selsey Coastguard said

  • LETTER: Time for people ruining our city to pay penalty

    I DO NOT believe signs are any deterrent whatsoever as the perpetrators of flytipping and not clearing up after their dog do not care. What is needed is people to almost police both flytipping and dog mess in equal measure. Issue on-the-spot

  • Investment in the high street ‘risky’ for council

    INVESTMENT in the high street has been identified as a potential risk for Brighton and Hove City Council as it looks to maximise the money it makes from property. In a budget report before the policy and resources committee on Thursday, the portfolio

  • Fatboy joins pub’s fight to keep its music licence

    FATBOY Slim is visiting a popular pub today to support its campaign to survive as a live music venue. The Duke of Wellington in Shoreham holds between four and six live performances each week and likes to support local musicians and champion new

  • Half-marathon will take place in three parts

    THREE races over a bank holiday weekend will combine to make a half-marathon. The Mid Sussex Marathon Weekend includes a five-mile race in East Grinstead, a five-mile race in Haywards Heath and a 5km in Burgess Hill. People can run the individual

  • Activities to entertain you this weekend

    Today Brighton Vegan Festival Hilton Hotel Brighton Vegan Festival is coming back for a fabulous festival at the Hilton Hotel from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm. The celebration will highlight 80 plus veggie-lover exhibitors including world nourishment

  • Coronavirus latest: What we know so far

    ONLY one confirmed UK case of coronavirus is still being treated in hospital. NHS England and NHS Improvement said on Saturday that eight people who had tested positive for Covid-19 had left hospital following two negative tests each. Five

  • Port will light up for festival

    AN award-winning sound artist and composer, is to premiere his latest art project, Points Of Departure, at Shoreham Port later this year. Ray Lee’s installation and walking tour of the artwork is being run as part of the Brighton Festival, the biggest

  • Man found dead after fall from top of seafront flats

    AN INQUEST has opened into the death of a man who fell from a block of flats. Christian Southgate was found with multiple injuries at Embassy Court in Brighton. The 27-year-old healthcare assistant was seen on CCTV at the top of the block. His

  • RECAP: Two young women die as Storm Dennis batters coast

    TWO women were killed as Storm Dennis ripped through Sussex. The two died in separate tragedies – one swept away into the sea and the second killed in a crash on the rain-lashed A27. Emergency services launched a huge search operation to try