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Jason Kitcat replaces Bill Randall as council leader; Randall is new city Mayor

Jason Kitcat replaces Bill Randall as council leader; Randall is new city Mayor

Jason Kitcat is now officially the new leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, replacing Bill Randall, who moves into the role of Mayor of Brighton and Hove. Cllr Kitcat,…

Girl, 11, breaks leg after being hit by car on Whitehawk Way

Girl, 11, breaks leg after being hit by car on Whitehawk Way

An 11-year-old girl broke a leg after being hit by a car on Whitehawk Way at 3.50pm on Wednesday 16th May. The car was being driven by a 19-year-old local…

Man attacked in North Laine as he walked to work

Man attacked in North Laine as he walked to work

A man was attacked in the North Laine area of Brighton this morning (16th May) as he made his way to work. The victim, who is in his 20s, was…

CCTV image released of witness in Coldean racist assault probe

UPDATE: The man came forward and is helping police with their investigation of this incident. The image of the witness has subsequently been removed. Detectives investigating the racially aggravated assault…

Council endorse setting £7.20 as minimum wage in Brighton and Hove

Council endorse setting £7.20 as minimum wage in Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove City Council have backed a series of recommendations which would lead to the city adopting a ‘living wage’. The idea is to see the city’s minimum wage…

Campaign for Goldsmid ward to become 20mph zone

Campaign for Goldsmid ward to become 20mph zone

A campaign has been launched by a neighbourhood watch group to turn the Goldsmid area of Hove into a 20mph speed limit zone. The ruling Green administration are publicly keen…

Hotel drops plans for Patcham Court Farm

Hotel drops plans for Patcham Court Farm

Plans to redevelop the Patcham Court Farm site on the edge of Brighton have fallen through after hotel group De Vere Village ended their interest in the location. De Vere…

Man arrested after Sainsbury’s bomb threat

Man arrested after Sainsbury’s bomb threat

A man has been arrested after a five-hour stand-off with police at the Sainsbury’s supermarket on Lewes Road. The 46-year-old man, who is from Essex, had locked himself in the…

Sri Lankan student is attacked and robbed in Victoria Gardens

Sri Lankan student is attacked and robbed in Victoria Gardens

An international student visiting Brighton was attacked and robbed in Victoria Gardens in Brighton at around 11.30pm on Bank Holiday Monday (May 7th). The 20-year-old Sri Lankan was visiting friends…

Woman victim of ‘disturbing’ attack in Portslade

Woman victim of ‘disturbing’ attack in Portslade

A visitor to the UK was attacked in Portslade during the early hours of this morning (May 13th) by a man who had been trying to talk to her during…