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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.

A new local energy initiative could help households across Brighton & Hove save on their fuel bills as Brighton's cold and bitter snap continues. The council is taking part in a partnership of Sussex local authorities, called 'Your Energy Sussex', which has set up an energy tariff scheme for residents...
A woman has been taken to hospital with head injuries after being hit by a car on the A259 Marine Parade, near the junction with Rock Place. The police were alerted around 5pm and the A259 was closed to allow an investigation to take place. The victim was treated by paramedics at...
Hundreds of frustrated commuters were left waiting on the concourse of Brighton Station last night as the never-ending nightmare of poor rail services continues. There seems to be no light at the end of this particular tunnel as rail strikes, mismanagment, and poor long-term decision making at the top have...
The UK's official pensions watchdog is grilling former British Home Stores (BHS) boss Dominic Chappell in a trial in Brighton. The four-day trial opened at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on the morning of Monday 8th, with Chappell facing three charges of "neglecting or refusing to provide information to the Pensions Regulator...
Targets are being missed as patients in Brighton & Hove are waiting longer than they should to be admitted to A&E departments. Ambulance crews aim to hand over patients to hospital staff within 15 minutes, however recent figures show that the number of patients at Sussex’s A&E waiting are left...
Following hot on the heels of last year's successful electronics recycling scheme, tech-takeback returns to Brighton this Saturday for another week of free data-wiping and device recycling. The Tech-Takeback project is a partnership between four organisations, Brighton & Hove City council, Erase MyData, Freegle and SOENECS. The device recycling scheme will...
Police are appealing for witnesses to a crash between a white Ford Transit van and a black Yamaha 125cc motorcycle which occurred on the A259 South Coast Road, Saltdean, at around 4pm on Friday 5th. The collision happened 45 metres east of the road's junction with Bannings Vale and led...
Police were called to Shooting Field, Steyning, just after 11pm on Saturday night (6 January) after reports of a fight outside a local club involving some 20 people. Charlie Bartholomew, 23, a fence erector, of Priory Field, Upper Beeding, was later arrested and charged with threatening behaviour, obstructing police, and assaulting...
An ex-teacher has been sentenced to a total of four years imprisonment for a series of sex offences against pupils at a West Sussex public school. Peter Burr, 72, retired, of The Square, Kingswear, Dartmouth, was sentenced at Hove Crown Court on Friday (5 January) after admitting nine offences of indecent...
Police are investigating an incident involving a pupil being approached by a unknown man on a footpath close to a Brighton school on Wednesday (3 January). This was reported to have happened at around at 9.30am on a path close to Stringer Way near to Dorothy Stringer School. Police are treating...