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A pilot escaped without injury after a light aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing on the South Downs near Saltdean this afternoon. The single-engine plane a Yakovlev Yak-52 departed Henstridge Airfield, near Wincanton in Somerset, at around 11.43am and was heading for the Netherlands on a delivery flight. But shortly after crossing the […]

Emergency services rushed to Crawley town centre this afternoon after a hydrogen-powered bus caught fire near one of the area’s busiest shopping destinations. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service confirmed they were called at 12.36pm to reports of a bus alight on Southgate Avenue, close to the County Mall shopping centre. The vehicle involved is […]

A 52-year-old man from Eastbourne has been sentenced to nine years and six months in prison, after being found guilty of multiple child-sexual abuse offences. According to court documents, in 2011 the man groomed and repeatedly sexually abused a 13-year-old girl — manipulating her into believing they were in a “normal relationship.” The victim eventually […]

An Albanian drug dealer who supplied Class A drugs across Brighton has been jailed for more than three years following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. Ervis Doksani, 22, of no fixed abode, was arrested by armed NCA officers in Clarence Square on the evening of 2 October after surveillance teams observed a series of […]

The Bevy, a cherished community pub in Moulsecoomb, Brighton, is set to go on the market in 2026, raising concerns among locals about the future of one of the city’s most important social hubs. Owned by the East Brighton Trust, the building requires significant repairs, costing thousands of pounds — an expense the current pub […]

A Broadwater domestic abuser who strangled a woman and repeatedly attempted to intimidate her from prison has been jailed for four and a half years. Thomas Taylor, 30, of West Court Place, Broadwater, left his victim — a woman known to him — living in fear. During the abuse he intentionally strangled her and threatened […]

A large-scale sea and air search is currently underway off the Sussex coast following reports of a person overboard from a vessel this morning. HM Coastguard received the emergency call at 10.19am, triggering an immediate multi-agency rescue response south of Brighton Marina. A Coastguard spokesman said:“At 10.19am this morning, HM Coastguard received reports of a […]

A dramatic coastal rescue operation was triggered on Saturday afternoon after reports of five people and two dogs being cut off by the rising tide at Rock-A-Nore, Hastings. Solent Coastguard requested the launch of RNLI Eastbourne’s D-Class inshore lifeboat at 12:51pm on Saturday 29 November, following concerns that the group, along with the animals, were […]