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Jo Wadsworth
23 days ago
Random question - does anyone who used to work in Kings House for BHCC know which departments would have been based in this part of the building?
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ICYMI: Fire breaks out in Brighton home
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Fire breaks out in Brighton home
A fire has broken out in a house in Freshfield Street, Brighton. Seven fire engines are currently on the scene. Neighbours are being asked to keep their windows and doors closed. A spokeswoman for East Sussex Fire and Rescue said: “We were called at 2.28pm to reports of a domestic dwelling fire in Freshfield Street, […]
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about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Hippodrome proposal to go before planners next week
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Hippodrome proposal to go before planners next week
Plans to increase the audience capacity at the refurbished Hippodrome, in Brighton, are due to go before councillors next week. Brighton and Hove City Council’s Planning Committee is being advised to approve the changes to the Hippodrome’s existing planning permission which was granted in July 2024. The latest proposal is due to go before councillors […]
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about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Hundreds comment on ÂŁ65m King Alfred plans
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Hundreds comment on ÂŁ65m King Alfred plans
More than 220 people have shared their opinions on the proposed redevelopment of the King Alfred Leisure Centre since the plans went public. At the time of writing there were 203 objections and 23 supporting comments for Brighton and Hove City Council’s £65 million plans. The council wants to build new swimming pools and sports […]
http://dlvr.it/TRhrYC
about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Under threat GP surgery may not close after outcry, meeting told
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Under threat GP surgery may not close after outcry, meeting told
Residents were told last night the strength of opposition to the closure of a neighbourhood GP surgery means it may not go ahead after all. Stanford Medical Centre has been consulting on moving its Islingword Street branch to the new medical centre at Preston Barracks – about a mile away. Stanford’s Cockroft branch and Allied […]
http://dlvr.it/TRhnj6
about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: More details on bus route merger revealed
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More details on bus route merger revealed
The merger of one popular Brighton bus route with another will help improve punctuality and stop it making a £250,000 annual loss, a bus company boss told residents last night. Nick Hill, Brighton and Hove Buses’ commercial director, outlined plans for the number 18 service, which is one of the city’s worst performing routes in […]
http://dlvr.it/TRhjnJ
about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Sussex Police officer charged with sex offences
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Sussex Police officer charged with sex offences
A Sussex Police officer faces court charged with sex offences against two children, the force said this morning (Tuesday 24 March). Iain Macnab, 51, who studied for a business degree at Brighton University, has also been charged with perverting the course of justice. The force said: “A Sussex Police officer has been charged with sex […]
http://dlvr.it/TRhRRj
about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Student houses to become family homes again
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Student houses to become family homes again
Student houses are being turned back into family homes again after their owners sold them back to Brighton and Hove City Council. The council has bought back four houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in Bevendean. Three are being converted into family homes and one into temporary housing. The Labour deputy leader of the council, Jacob […]
http://dlvr.it/TRhB5Z
about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Council grants drinks licence to convenience shop despite neighbours’ objections
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Council grants drinks licence to convenience shop despite neighbours’ objections
A new convenience store in Hove can sell alcohol after the council granted its drinks licence application. The Dials Convenience Store, at 157 Dyke Road, Hove, will be able to sell alcoholic drinks from 8am to 11pm daily, after the owner Isteph Ayoub, made his case to a Brighton and Hove City Council licensing panel. […]
http://dlvr.it/TRh9fb
about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Ofsted highlights persistent absence at Hove secondary school
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Ofsted highlights persistent absence at Hove secondary school
The official education watchdog Ofsted has highlighted persistent absence at a Hove secondary school in a report published this morning (Monday 23 March). It said that exam results at Hove Park School dipped last summer. Provisional figures showed that just 34.7 per cent of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSE, […]
http://dlvr.it/TRh1Xf
about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Carpenter suffers broken arm in road rage now
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Carpenter suffers broken arm in road rage now
A road rage row left a carpenter with a broken arm and unable to work, a court was told today (Monday 23 March). And the incident landed Brighton project manager Errol Lord with a suspended prison sentence and a two-year driving ban. Lord, 63, of Bengairn Avenue, Patcham, was spared jail having pleaded guilty to […]
http://dlvr.it/TRgynm
about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Four go on trial charged with throwing drugs and phone into prison
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Four go on trial charged with throwing drugs and phone into prison
A jury has been sworn in the trial of four people charged with conspiring to throw drugs and mobile phones over the wall into Lewes Prison. Yaanan Reid, 27, Fatimaalzhra Yousif, 23, Chukwuemeka Anumnne, 30, and Jay Lindo, 31, deny conspiring to commit the offences together – charges that they all deny. A fifth defendant, […]
http://dlvr.it/TRgwgm
about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Developer plans to knock down disused synagogue
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Developer plans to knock down disused synagogue
A developer wants to knock down a disused synagogue and build seven houses in its place. The Hove Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, which was originally built as a gym, has been empty since September 2023. Now Kitmarr Limited has submitted plans to demolish it and build seven three-bedroom houses on the site. The congregation has moved […]
http://dlvr.it/TRgsJy
about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Asda van joyrider jailed for two years
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Asda van joyrider jailed for two years
A man who stole an Asda van and led police on a chase has been jailed for two years and two months. Shane Brett, 30, of Cinque Foil, Peacehaven, was arrested in Newhaven, having stolen the van in Eastbourne early on a Friday morning at the end of January. Sussex Police said: “Shane Brett, 30, […]
http://dlvr.it/TRgdbV
about 1 month ago
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Fire breaks out in Brighton home
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Fire breaks out in Brighton home
A fire has broken out in a house in Freshfield Street, Brighton. Seven fire engines are currently on the scene. Neighbours are being asked to keep their windows and doors closed. A spokeswoman for East Sussex Fire and Rescue said: “We were called at 2.28pm to reports of a domestic dwelling fire in Freshfield Street, […]
http://dlvr.it/TRgY1b
about 1 month ago
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Fire breaks out in Brighton home
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Fire breaks out in Brighton home
A fire has broken out in a house in Freshfield Street, Brighton. Seven fire engines are currently on the scene. Neighbours are being asked to keep their windows and doors closed. A spokeswoman for East Sussex Fire and Rescue said: “We were called at 2.28pm to reports of a domestic dwelling fire in Freshfield Street, […]
http://dlvr.it/TRgY1b
about 1 month ago
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Fire breaks out in Brighton home
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Fire breaks out in Brighton home
A fire has broken out in a house in Freshfield Street, Brighton. Seven fire engines are currently on the scene. Neighbours are being asked to keep their windows and doors closed. A spokeswoman for East Sussex Fire and Rescue said: “We were called at 2.28pm to reports of a domestic dwelling fire in Freshfield Street, […]
http://dlvr.it/TRgY1b
about 1 month ago
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Fire breaks out in Brighton home
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Fire breaks out in Brighton home
A fire has broken out in a house in Freshfield Street, Brighton. Seven fire engines are currently on the scene. Neighbours are being asked to keep their windows and doors closed. A spokeswoman for East Sussex Fire and Rescue said: “We were called at 2.28pm to reports of a domestic dwelling fire in Freshfield Street, […]
http://dlvr.it/TRgY1b
about 1 month ago
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Fire breaks out in Brighton home
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Fire breaks out in Brighton home
A fire has broken out in a house in Freshfield Street, Brighton. Seven fire engines are currently on the scene. Neighbours are being asked to keep their windows and doors closed. A spokeswoman for East Sussex Fire and Rescue said: “We were called at 2.28pm to reports of a domestic dwelling fire in Freshfield Street, […]
http://dlvr.it/TRgY1b
about 1 month ago
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Hippodrome proposal to go before planners next week
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Hippodrome proposal to go before planners next week
Plans to increase the audience capacity at the refurbished Hippodrome, in Brighton, are due to go before councillors next week. Brighton and Hove City Council’s Planning Committee is being advised to approve the changes to the Hippodrome’s existing planning permission which was granted in July 2024. The latest proposal is due to go before councillors […]
http://dlvr.it/TRgX81
about 1 month ago
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Hippodrome proposal to go before planners next week
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Hippodrome proposal to go before planners next week
Plans to increase the audience capacity at the refurbished Hippodrome, in Brighton, are due to go before councillors next week. Brighton and Hove City Council’s Planning Committee is being advised to approve the changes to the Hippodrome’s existing planning permission which was granted in July 2024. The latest proposal is due to go before councillors […]
http://dlvr.it/TRgX81
about 1 month ago
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Hippodrome proposal to go before planners next week
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Hippodrome proposal to go before planners next week
Plans to increase the audience capacity at the refurbished Hippodrome, in Brighton, are due to go before councillors next week. Brighton and Hove City Council’s Planning Committee is being advised to approve the changes to the Hippodrome’s existing planning permission which was granted in July 2024. The latest proposal is due to go before councillors […]
http://dlvr.it/TRgX81
about 1 month ago
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Hippodrome proposal to go before planners next week
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Hippodrome proposal to go before planners next week
Plans to increase the audience capacity at the refurbished Hippodrome, in Brighton, are due to go before councillors next week. Brighton and Hove City Council’s Planning Committee is being advised to approve the changes to the Hippodrome’s existing planning permission which was granted in July 2024. The latest proposal is due to go before councillors […]
http://dlvr.it/TRgX81
about 1 month ago
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Hundreds comment on ÂŁ65m King Alfred plans
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Hundreds comment on ÂŁ65m King Alfred plans
More than 220 people have shared their opinions on the proposed redevelopment of the King Alfred Leisure Centre since the plans went public. At the time of writing there were 203 objections and 23 supporting comments for Brighton and Hove City Council’s £65 million plans. The council wants to build new swimming pools and sports […]
http://dlvr.it/TRgWQ0
about 1 month ago
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Hundreds comment on ÂŁ65m King Alfred plans
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Hundreds comment on ÂŁ65m King Alfred plans
More than 220 people have shared their opinions on the proposed redevelopment of the King Alfred Leisure Centre since the plans went public. At the time of writing there were 203 objections and 23 supporting comments for Brighton and Hove City Council’s £65 million plans. The council wants to build new swimming pools and sports […]
http://dlvr.it/TRgWQ0
about 1 month ago
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Under threat GP surgery may not close after outcry, meeting told
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Under threat GP surgery may not close after outcry, meeting told
Residents were told last night the strength of opposition to the closure of a neighbourhood GP surgery means it may not go ahead after all. Stanford Medical Centre has been consulting on moving its Islingword Street branch to the new medical centre at Preston Barracks – about a mile away. Stanford’s Cockroft branch and Allied […]
http://dlvr.it/TRgS9M
about 1 month ago
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More details on bus route merger revealed
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More details on bus route merger revealed
The merger of one popular Brighton bus route with another will help improve punctuality and stop it making a £250,000 annual loss, a bus company boss told residents last night. Nick Hill, Brighton and Hove Buses’ commercial director, outlined plans for the number 18 service, which is one of the city’s worst performing routes in […]
http://dlvr.it/TRgMfr
about 1 month ago
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Sussex Police officer charged with sex offences
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Sussex Police officer charged with sex offences
A Sussex Police officer faces court charged with sex offences against two children, the force said this morning (Tuesday 24 March). Iain Macnab, 51, who studied for a business degree at Brighton University, has also been charged with perverting the course of justice. The force said: “A Sussex Police officer has been charged with sex […]
http://dlvr.it/TRg7WV
about 1 month ago
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Student houses to become family homes again
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Student houses to become family homes again
Student houses are being turned back into family homes again after their owners sold them back to Brighton and Hove City Council. The council has bought back four houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in Bevendean. Three are being converted into family homes and one into temporary housing. The Labour deputy leader of the council, Jacob […]
http://dlvr.it/TRfyz9
about 1 month ago
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Council grants drinks licence to convenience shop despite neighbours’ objections
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Council grants drinks licence to convenience shop despite neighbours’ objections
A new convenience store in Hove can sell alcohol after the council granted its drinks licence application. The Dials Convenience Store, at 157 Dyke Road, Hove, will be able to sell alcoholic drinks from 8am to 11pm daily, after the owner Isteph Ayoub, made his case to a Brighton and Hove City Council licensing panel. […]
http://dlvr.it/TRfykw
about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Seed swap and food growing scheme prepares for key annual event
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Seed swap and food growing scheme prepares for key annual event
A community group is holding its biggest annual fundraiser where scores of people are expected to swap seeds – and where there will also be activities for children. The Growing Hollingdean Plant and Seed Fair and Annual General Meeting (AGM) is due to take place at a new venue – St Richard’s Church, in Beal […]
http://dlvr.it/TRfxKP
about 1 month ago
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Ofsted highlights persistent absence at Hove secondary school
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Ofsted highlights persistent absence at Hove secondary school
The official education watchdog Ofsted has highlighted persistent absence at a Hove secondary school in a report published this morning (Monday 23 March). It said that exam results at Hove Park School dipped last summer. Provisional figures showed that just 34.7 per cent of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSE, […]
http://dlvr.it/TRfrGq
about 1 month ago
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Carpenter suffers broken arm in road rage now
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Carpenter suffers broken arm in road rage now
A road rage row left a carpenter with a broken arm and unable to work, a court was told today (Monday 23 March). And the incident landed Brighton project manager Errol Lord with a suspended prison sentence and a two-year driving ban. Lord, 63, of Bengairn Avenue, Patcham, was spared jail having pleaded guilty to […]
http://dlvr.it/TRfmD9
about 1 month ago
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Four go on trial charged with throwing drugs and phone into prison
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Four go on trial charged with throwing drugs and phone into prison
A jury has been sworn in the trial of four people charged with conspiring to throw drugs and mobile phones over the wall into Lewes Prison. Yaanan Reid, 27, Fatimaalzhra Yousif, 23, Chukwuemeka Anumnne, 30, and Jay Lindo, 31, deny conspiring to commit the offences together – charges that they all deny. A fifth defendant, […]
http://dlvr.it/TRfhnT
about 1 month ago
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Developer plans to knock down disused synagogue
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Developer plans to knock down disused synagogue
A developer wants to knock down a disused synagogue and build seven houses in its place. The Hove Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, which was originally built as a gym, has been empty since September 2023. Now Kitmarr Limited has submitted plans to demolish it and build seven three-bedroom houses on the site. The congregation has moved […]
http://dlvr.it/TRfbPn
about 1 month ago
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Asda van joyrider jailed for two years
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Asda van joyrider jailed for two years
A man who stole an Asda van and led police on a chase has been jailed for two years and two months. Shane Brett, 30, of Cinque Foil, Peacehaven, was arrested in Newhaven, having stolen the van in Eastbourne early on a Friday morning at the end of January. Sussex Police said: “Shane Brett, 30, […]
http://dlvr.it/TRfK9V
about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Gin distillery offers conciliatory measures
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Gin distillery offers conciliatory measures
The owner of a gin distillery has offered to limit the number of tours and tastings after neighbours objected over fears about the prospect of noise. Inger Smith, 52, co-owner of Madame Jennifer Distillery, made the offer at a Brighton and Hove City Council licensing panel hearing today (Friday 20 March). Immediate neighbours raised concerns […]
http://dlvr.it/TRf4jZ
about 1 month ago
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Seed swap and food growing scheme prepares for key annual event
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Seed swap and food growing scheme prepares for key annual event
A community group is holding its biggest annual fundraiser where scores of people are expected to swap seeds – and where there will also be activities for children. The Growing Hollingdean Plant and Seed Fair and Annual General Meeting (AGM) is due to take place at a new venue – St Richard’s Church, in Beal […]
http://dlvr.it/TRdqPC
about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Tenants on notice as council prepares to demolish and replace eight tower blocks
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Tenants on notice as council prepares to demolish and replace eight tower blocks
Councillors have agreed to start the process that will lead to the demolition eight tower blocks – and said that people had already started to move out and into new homes. Brighton and Hove City Council’s cabinet formally approved demolishing St James’ House, in Kemp Town, Nettleton Court and Dudeney Lodge, in Hollingdean, and five […]
http://dlvr.it/TRdpcZ
about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Welbeck double sinks Liverpool at Brighton and Hove Albion
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Welbeck double sinks Liverpool at Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton and Hove Albion 2 Liverpool 1 Danny Welbeck struck twice as Liverpool’s hopes of Champions League qualification were dealt a further blow by Brighton and Hove Albion in a 2-1 Premier League defeat at the Amex Stadium this afternoon (Saturday 21 March). Arne Slot’s Reds arrived in Falmer without injured pair Alisson Becker and […]
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about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: School children flock to feed and care for lambs
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School children flock to feed and care for lambs
Children at a Brighton primary school had lessons with a difference when they were given a chance to care for lambs. The Saltdean Primary School pupils looked after animals even younger than themselves as part of a hands on learning experience. The school worked with a local farm, BW Carr, in Ovingdean, and the South […]
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about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Court issues warrant for burglary suspect who failed to appear
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Court issues warrant for burglary suspect who failed to appear
Magistrates have issued a warrant for the arrest of a man charged with burglary who failed to turn up for an appearance. And now police have published an appeal for the public’s help to find the man. Sussex Police said: “We’re searching for Durt Cavaco, 48, who is wanted for failing to appear in court […]
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about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Kick-off delayed at Brighton and Hove Albion after A27 crash
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Kick-off delayed at Brighton and Hove Albion after A27 crash
Kick-off has been delayed at the Amex Stadium in Falmer as Brighton and Hove Albion host Premier League champions Liverpool. The lunchtime match had been due to start at 12.30pm but a 15-minute delay has been announced, with train troubles adding to the problems facing fans. Brighton boss Fabian Hürzeler has named an unchanged side […]
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about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Three-year deep clean to burnish the grimy streets of Brighton
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Three-year deep clean to burnish the grimy streets of Brighton
The streets of Brighton may not be paved with gold but a deep clean down one side of West Street burnished the route to and from the seafront. Labour councillor Tim Rowkins said that a stretch of pavement had been partly transformed as workers scrubbed off the muck and dirt. It now had a “rich […]
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about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Police hunt man wanted for breaching his licence conditions
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Police hunt man wanted for breaching his licence conditions
Police are hunting a man who is alleged to have breached the conditions of his licence on release from prison. Sussex Police said: “We are searching for Ted Smith, 23, who is wanted for failing to comply with the requirements of his licence conditions. “Ted is described as having short fair hair. “He is known […]
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about 1 month ago
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Gin distillery offers conciliatory measures
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Gin distillery offers conciliatory measures
The owner of a gin distillery has offered to limit the number of tours and tastings after neighbours objected over fears about the prospect of noise. Inger Smith, 52, co-owner of Madame Jennifer Distillery, made the offer at a Brighton and Hove City Council licensing panel hearing today (Friday 20 March). Immediate neighbours raised concerns […]
http://dlvr.it/TRdFkn
about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: Surprise England call up for Brighton and Hove Albion veteran
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Surprise England call up for Brighton and Hove Albion veteran
A veteran Brighton and Hove Albion player has received a surprise call up to the England squad for the friendlies against Uruguay and Japan. Jason Steele, 35, has been included in Thomas Tuchel’s squad with the prospect of him going to the World Cup as a training goalkeeper. Albion’s reserve keeper has not started a […]
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ICYMI: Judge rejects driver’s demand CPS lawyer pay him £10k
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Judge rejects driver’s demand CPS lawyer pay him £10k
A driver has failed to get a CPS lawyer to personally pay him more than £10,000 for refusing to drop a drug-driving prosecution on the basis of a letter from his mum. Sohail Shahin, 31, was charged with failing to provide a specimen after being pulled over in February 2024. When he appeared at Brighton […]
http://dlvr.it/TRd5G0
about 1 month ago
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Tenants on notice as council prepares to demolish and replace eight tower blocks
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Tenants on notice as council prepares to demolish and replace eight tower blocks
Councillors have agreed to start the process that will lead to the demolition eight tower blocks – and said that people had already started to move out and into new homes. Brighton and Hove City Council’s cabinet formally approved demolishing St James’ House, in Kemp Town, Nettleton Court and Dudeney Lodge, in Hollingdean, and five […]
http://dlvr.it/TRd0DY
about 1 month ago
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ICYMI: New H&M store opens in Churchill Square
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New H&M store opens in Churchill Square
A new branch of H&M has now opened in Churchill Square, featuring its home selection for the first time. The Swedish fashion retailer has closed its two former stores in the shopping centre to relocate to the former Topshop unit. Its Western Road store remains open. H&M’s UK managing director Karen O’Rourke said the store, […]
http://dlvr.it/TRcyBL
about 1 month ago
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