A Sussex man has been sentenced for drink-driving and possessing weapons. Darrell Jacob, 41, of Peacehaven, refused a blood sample. He did, however, tell the police that he had consumed a large quantity of brandy and the drug Diazepam before crashing his car into metal railings in Brighton on...
An England fan has been asked to remove their flag by a person purporting to represent Brighton council. The St George's flag is associated by many with racism and nationalism. However, there is a line between patriotism during a World Cup and making a right-wing political statement.
Ollie Cox's flag hangs...
The i360 recently received a wave of local criticism. The attraction has been said by many to have fallen short of expectations, leading to a request to restructure their payment plan with the council. This alleged failure even led the Brighton Palace Pier boss to offer to run the...
A horrific attack was carried out last week in Brighton. A 19-year-old, Enkyed Islam, was hit by a truck, luckily surviving. 18-year-old Connor Mackay was believed to have stolen the truck which was later found heavily damaged in Sussex's Stanmer Woods.
Mackay is now believed to be at large, committing...
Brighton's Valley Gardens project has excited the city's citizens. The plans are set to bring about extensive changes to the city centre, tweaking aspects which have long needed reviewing. One such thing is the Aquarium roundabout, next to the sealife centre on the seafront.
A large part of the discussion for...
A sleepy town in West Sussex was the centre for a substantial drug bust by Sussex Police. Large quantities of cannabis were discovered at a house in Toddington Lane, Wick, near Littlehampton after a strong smell was reported.
On Sunday 17th June more than 600 plants were uncovered in the...
A stroke patient in a Brighton hospital is having their death treated as suspicious. Joan Blaber, 85, died after ingesting Flash cleaning fluid while at Royal Sussex County Hospital last year.
Coroner Veronica Hamilton-Deeley, speaking at a pre-inquest review, spoke of the lack of certainty shrouding the event: "We can't...
A Sussex man has been charged with killing a pedestrian. Douglas Kennedy, 59, was speeding at 70mph in a 40mph zone when he hit Trevor Campbell, also 59. Campbell was walking to his work as a porter at Lancing College when Kennedy hit him.
Kennedy of Littlehampton in West Sussex admitted...
Sussex Police have just released CCTV footage of two suspects and are appealing for help in their investigation into an assault that took place on St. James' Street, Brighton on the 11th May.
During the incident, which took place outside the Black Dove Pub at 8.55am, a 27 year old woman...
The planned Valley Gardens project in the centre of Brighton has been in the pipelines for some time. The scheme aims to create a green space in the city, to encourage alternatives modes of transport and to improve the city's connectivity.
Next Tuesday the council's environment, transport and sustainability committee...
