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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.

Two University of Brighton graduates designed the UK’s largest temporary accommodation development – which provided emergency accommodation for up to 288 people before Christmas. John Smith and Roman Schneker both studied architectural technology at Brighton University and now run Cityzen, the Sustainable Architecture & Engineering practice in Portslade. They said...
About 180 brownfield sites have been identified as having potential to provide space for many of the homes Brighton & Hove needs in future. They are contained in the city council’s new Brownfield Land Register (BLR). If all were developed they could provide over 8000 homes. Most of the locations have long been...
Police are searching for two men who are wanted for alleged firearms and drugs offences in Brighton and Hove. Orges Dema (pictured left) and Olsi Fizzlaj (pictured right), both 20, were arrested in the city in December 2016, in a co-ordinated intelligence-led operation by the South East Organised Crime Unit...
You'll no doubt have noticed that many residents have taken to leaving their unwanted trees on the curbside as the festive period draws to a close. Conscientious Brighton & Hove residents will be pleased to know that they can recycle real Christmas trees at the household recycling centres and a number of...
Over 5,000 Londoners have moved to Brighton and Hove in just one year, according to an analysis of official figures. The scale of the migration from London, fuelled in part by comapatively low house prices in the city, was set out in The Guardian newspaper today. Birmingham was the only place...
Storm Eleanor is expected to blow extremely strong winds across Brighton & Hove as it the heavy weather batters the south coast later on Tuesday, and will continue overnight and through Wednesday. The warning has been adjusted to bring the northern boundary southwards, and to combine with the warning previously...
A man who laundered thousands of pounds to fund his gambling addiction has been convicted in court. At the end of June, Eclipse Financial Management Limited, an insurance broker based in Tangmere, overpaid Pen Underwriting £10,937.35. The client then contacted Eclipse to arrange the return of the funds. However, the funds...
A man has been convicted of manslaughter following a fatal stabbing in St Leonards. Mohammed Ahmed has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for the attack which occurred in Clyde Road on Thursday 27 July, 2017. At about 12.41pm that day, he used a knife to twice stab Salvis Auzins...
The Madeira Terrace crowdfunding campaign proved to be an amazing success and was the first, crucial step in saving this valued and much loved part of our local heritage. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions. 1. How much money did the crowdfunding campaign raise and how will it be spent? The crowdfunding...
Bus passengers are being urged to familiarise themselves with timetable changes coming in January. Dozens of routes will have new schedules as the council and operators strive to meet customers’ needs and make more efficient use of vehicles and drivers. Some services will be more frequent at busy times and less...