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Brighton Journal’s News section covers the latest developments across Brighton & Hove, from council decisions and transport updates to housing, community issues and major local stories shaping the city.

Sussex Police have launched an investigation into five assaults in Brighton city centre. The attacks, carried out on June 25th, are believed to be connected. The images of 3 suspects have been released by police. The assaults occurred in the period between 1am and 4.30am. Police revealed the timeline of...
It was recently announced that Brighton had made a prestigious shortlist. Major broadcaster Channel 4 named our vibrant city as a potential place for its new creative hub. This move would have brilliant consequences, bringing a huge economical boost as well as raising the city's profile. Following up the news...
Robert Rangeley, a police officer from Eastbourne in East Sussex, has been convicted of actual bodily harm. This follows an attack in January 2017, in which the officer savagely attacked a man outside an Eastbourne club. Such was the ferocity of the attack, that victim Martin Lovett released harrowing "screams...
Brighton and Hove finds itself significantly below the educational national average. It has been pointed out that out of the 10 secondary schools in the city, none have an outstanding Ofsted rating. Andrew Wealls, a Conservative councillor, raised this issue during the Brighton and Hove City Council Children, Young People and...
Brighton's quirkiness has helped it become more than just a summer seaside tourist hotspot. However, there are few better ways to spend a day than basking in the sun on Brighton beach! Those who agree will be happy to know that the sun, so often missing in the UK,...
Brighton Pride is widely considered as being the nations greatest celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. Brighton is a brilliant centre for acceptance, with all welcome. It is always heartwarming when local companies can reflect the ethos of the city. Considering that Brighton Gin was founded with the aim to...
Hove's beach huts are an iconic site. The colourful fixtures of the Brighton and Hove seafront have become their own tourist attraction, with their vibrant aesthetic mirroring that of the city. The cost of these huts is staggering though, costing an estimated £25,000, with an annual licence fee also paid...
The inspiring life of an African slave boy accepted into the Brighton community in the 19th century recently resurfaced. The tale, which was uncovered due to the work of the Brighton and Hove Black History Group, has captured the hearts of those in the local community. On Wednesday he...
A man from Winchelsea in East Sussex has been arrested for a rather unorthodox charge. John Blight, 58, along with Nigel Ingram, 57, failed to declare a host of items plundered from a WWI ship. The pair took items with a value of around £80,000 between them, failing to declare this. The...
A Hove man has been found guilty of breaching his Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) and also of assaulting a police officer. 51-year-old David Peapell, a resident at Dyke Road, had his trial at Lewes Crown Court on the 11th June. He was given an 11-week sentence on June 14th. Peapell was...