Commuters to be banned from parking at Preston Park
Commuters are to be prevented from using Preston Park as an all-day car park after Brighton and Hove City Council announced it would be implementing new parking measures. The action follows a petition signed by more than 2,000 people, which urged a clampdown on parking at the park to free up spaces for its users. There are no measures restricting parking More...
Action taken against late serving pizza shop
Papa John’s have been threatened with legal action by Brighton and Hove City Council after their takeaway on Preston Road was found to be serving pizza after the permitted closing time. The pizza giant was More...
Varndean sex attack suspect remanded in custody
The man charged with having sexually assaulted a woman in her Brighton flat has been remanded in custody following an appearance at Brighton Magistrates’ Court this morning. Napindi Palu, of Bethnal Green More...
Man arrested after woman sexually assaulted by intruder
A man has been arrested following the sexual assault of a woman in her 60s by an intruder to her flat in Varndean Road. The 25-year-old man from north west London, was arrested in a Brighton street shortly after More...
Green Party fear Sainsbury’s Preston Village application is being rushed through
The Green Party candidates in Withdean fear the council are rushing through Sainsbury’s application for a supermarket on the old Caffyns site in Preston Village ahead of May’s local elections. Last year More...
Traders urge Council to save Open Market
Guest post by Luke Hopkins Traders are gravely concerned as plans for the redevelopment of Brighton’s Open Market are in jeopardy. Following Friday’s Cabinet meeting, held at Hove Town Hall, Councillors opted More...
Balaclava-clad robbers target Brighton convenience store
Two men wearing balaclavas and armed with baseball bats stole money, alcohol and cigarettes from a convenience store in Brighton last night (19th January). The two men entered The Brighton Emporium in Warleigh Road, More...