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Two men were taken to hospital this afternoon (Thursday 8 May) following a violent altercation in Hove, with one of them now under arrest. Emergency services were called to Downland Drive in the West Blatchington area at around 2.20pm, after reports of a serious fight involving two men. Social media reports that one man may […]

Network Rail has completed a programme of emergency embankment repairs on the Brighton Main Line following a landslip near Three Bridges earlier this year. The landslip, discovered in late January between Three Bridges and Gatwick Airport, threatened a major disruption on one of the South’s busiest railway routes. In response, engineers acted swiftly to build […]

A man who drove at 100mph and caused a serious crash near Hassocks has been jailed. Brandon Lee, 28, of Forest Close, Horsham, left a female passenger with life-changing injuries after losing control of a Ford Fiesta in the early hours of 8 December 2023. Lee failed to stop for police after driving at excessive […]

An 18-year-old man has been charged after a stabbing incident in Eastbourne on Saturday morning (3 May). Police were called shortly after 7.30am to Terminus Road, following reports that a man had been injured with a knife. The victim, a 30-year-old man from Eastbourne, was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. Two […]

A 21-year-old man from Littlehampton has been acquitted of sexual assault following a trial at Portsmouth Crown Court. Gulahmad Oryakhail had been charged after a teenage girl reported being sexually assaulted on 25 October 2024 in the Maltravers Leisure Park area of Littlehampton. He was subsequently remanded in custody ahead of the trial. At a […]

A major fire broke out in the early hours of this morning at a domestic property on Northiam Road in Staplecross, with flames spreading to nearby buildings. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were alerted at 4.20am and initially sent eight fire engines to tackle the blaze. By 7.45am, the incident was being scaled back […]

Chichester District Council takes enforcement action as caravans and machinery breach planning rules on protected countryside A field near Lurgashall, close to Petworth, has become the centre of controversy after it was reportedly turned into an unauthorised caravan park over the Bank Holiday weekend. Council officials were alerted to the activity on Friday, May 2, […]

West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service has officially appointed Gary Ball as its new Deputy Chief Fire Officer, following his temporary tenure in the role over the past month. Gary steps into the position permanently after the departure of former Deputy Chief Fire Officer Matt Cook, who recently became Chief Fire Officer at Avon Fire […]