Stolen car used in street robbery before crashing on Lewes Road
A car was stolen in Bevendean, used by suspects in a street robbery in Moulsecoomb before crashing in Lewes Road during the early hours of this morning (16th February). Just after midnight a Ford Focus was reported stolen from Upper Bevendean Avenue and at around 1am a man was threatened at knifepoint on Moulsecoomb Way by the occupants of the car. The More...
Student housing consultation begins
Proposals to extend the range of rental properties requiring a licence have been unveiled and a period of consultation in the city has begun. Brighton and Hove City Council wants to improve the standard of accommodation More...
Brighton man charged with Happy Shopper robbery
A Brighton man has been charged over the robbery at Happy Shopper newsagents in Bevendean earlier this month. Robert Pullen, 20, of Grand Parade, has also been charged with the possession of a knife in a public More...
Man charged with stealing £4 worth of beer
A man has been charged with robbery over the theft of £4 worth of lager from a shop in Bevendean. Ashley Hill, 21, of Taunton Road in Brighton has been charged in relation to an incident on Thursday 13th October More...
Woman charged with racial abuse and robbery after Bevendean raid
A woman from Brighton has been charged in relation to a robbery at the Happy Shopper convenience store in Bevendean last Tuesday (11th October). Jessica Tipping, 26, of Ghyllside, has been charged with causing racially/religiously More...
Bevendean shop robbed for second time in 48 hours
A convenience store in Bevendean has been robbed for the second time in 48 hours. A man stole lager from the Happy Shopper on Upper Bevendean Avenue at 4.40pm yesterday afternoon (13th October) after a struggle More...
Bevendean shopkeeper stabbed in robbery
A shopkeeper in Bevendean suffered a superficial stab wound to the chest during a robbery yesterday afternoon (11th October). A man entered the Happy Shopper convenience store on Upper Bevendean Avenue just before More...
Bevendean post office has alcohol licence suspended
A post office in Bevendean has had its alcohol licence suspended after it was discovered to be selling fake vodka. The Lower Bevendean Post Office on Leybourne Parade was found by Trading Standards officers to be More...
MP calls for improvements to ‘inadequate’ Bevendean bus service
Brighton Kemptown MP Simon Kirby has called on improvements to be made to the bus service for Bevendean, which he has described as ‘inadequate’. The MP for the area has responded to Brighton and Hove More...
Huge fire destroys recycling centre in Bevendean
A huge fire has destroyed a waste recycling centre on Auckland Drive in the Bevendean area of Brighton this afternoon. Seven refuse lorries have been damaged or destroyed in the blaze which started at around 2pm More...