Bogus callers target elderly residents again
An elderly resident had £450 stolen from her Brighton home by a bogus caller on Thursday. The incident on Davey Drive in Hollingdean and a similar incident in Crawley later in the day is being connected with two incidents in Hove and Crawley earlier this week. The latest incident saw two men knock on the door of a 92-year-old woman shortly after midday 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...
Man arrested after four convenience store robberies in three days
A 32-year-old man from Brighton has been arrested after four convenience stores in and around Hollingdean were robbed in just three days. Corner News & Booze convenience store on Upper Hollingdean Road and More...
Two morning robberies in Brighton may be linked
Two robberies in Brighton that occurred during the mornings of Saturday and Sunday (2nd and 3rd July) may have been carried out by the same man. On Saturday 2nd July a woman purchased a beer from Corner News & More...
Labour urge council to remove Coldean travellers immediately
The travellers encamped near Varley Halls in Coldean Lane should be removed immediately, according to Labour councillors for Hollingdean & Stanmer. Councillors Pat Hawkes, Jeane Lepper and Christine Simpson More...
A fatality is waiting to happen at Dip, warns Hollingdean candidate
A fatality is waiting to happen at Hollingdean Dip, a Green Party candidate has warned after a petition concerning the road layout was handed over at a Full Council Meeting. Hollingdean and Stanmer ward candidate More...
Hollingdean road safety concerns falling on ‘deaf ears’
Concerns about the safety of roads near St Joseph’s School and Hertford Infants School in Hollingdean are to be discussed at a Brighton and Hove City Council meeting this week. Green Party and Labour councillors More...
Brighton firm fined after teenager injured by meat mincer
A Brighton-based meat processing company has been fined after a 16-year-old trainee suffered severe injuries to his arm in a meat mincer. The teenager suffered extensive bone damage and has lost movement in two More...
Artists offered £25k to revamp waste facility in Hollingdean
The waste management facility in Brighton doesn’t have much curb appeal, but this could all change after a £25,000 public art commission was offered for a design to go on a prominent wall at the site. The More...
Snooker ball-wielding robber leaves empty handed
A robber, who it is believed was wielding a bag containing a snooker ball, left a Brighton newsagents empty-handed after the assistant refused to hand over cash. The man entered the shop in Ditchling Road, Brighton, More...