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Brighton & Hove City Council is introducing a short-term scheme to use empty council homes as temporary accommodation for homeless households. The move aims to ease the increasing pressures on homelessness services and reduce the financial burden of nightly-paid temporary housing. Under the scheme, council homes that become vacant between 19 January and 1 May […]

Thirteen people were arrested during an immigration enforcement raid at a warehouse in Shoreham-by-Sea. The operation was carried out by Home Office Immigration Enforcement officers, who attended the premises as part of ongoing checks targeting illegal working. Those arrested were suspected of working in the UK without the correct legal permission. Officers confirmed that the […]

Work has begun this week to reshape the flowerbeds at Palmeira Square (North), marking the next stage of improvements to the popular green space. The scheme forms part of a soft landscaping project led by the council in partnership with members of the Palmeira Square Partnership working group. The aim is to refresh the garden’s […]

Thousands of households across Kent and Sussex remain without a reliable water supply as the South East Water crisis enters its fifth day. Around 17,000 properties are still affected, with residents reporting little or no running water since the outage began over the weekend. The disruption has been linked to a combination of freezing temperatures, […]

A man from Worthing has been jailed after being convicted of offences involving child abuse images and the online exploitation of young women and teenage girls. Charles Wood, 34, was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court after pleading guilty to possessing child abuse images across categories A, B and C, possession of an extreme pornographic image, […]

Two men have been charged after police uncovered suspected cannabis cultivation sites at industrial premises in Portslade. Sussex Police were called to units in Gordon Mews on Thursday 8 January following reports of suspicious activity. Officers attended the scene and discovered what they described as cannabis factories, containing a large number of plants along with […]

Urgent tree work to remove dead and diseased ash trees in Coldean Woods is set to begin on 19 January, Brighton & Hove City Council has confirmed. The work is part of ongoing efforts to manage ash dieback disease and will take place alongside preparations for a planned footpath improvement project. The project aims to […]

The volunteer crew at Selsey RNLI carried out a dramatic overnight rescue on the night of January 5, responding to an emergency distress call from a fishing vessel that had suffered a complete power failure approximately 16 nautical miles south of Selsey Bill. It was the first lifeboat rescue of the year for the Selsey […]