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  • Fears as city hate crime rockets

    The number of reported hate crimes in Brighton and Hove has rocketed in the last six months. Homophobic attacks reported to the police have risen by 42 per cent, with 167 incidents between April and November. Racist attacks were also up by seven per

  • Gun-toting youngsters under fire

    Children as young as 11 are committing gun crimes every day across Sussex. Shocking new figures reveal almost 130 children have been caught by police with imitation firearms or BB guns in public in the past two years. The results emerged as Sussex Police

  • Timber treat for beachcombers

    A ship's lost cargo has sparked a free-for-all beach bonanza and enabled keen DIY enthusiasts to knock up sheds and decking for next to nothing. Timber which is thought to have fallen off a large cargo vessel in the English Channel was washed up on beaches

  • Graves shock for relatives

    Grieving relatives have spoken of their shock after headstones at a cemetery were covered in bizarre-looking pink bags. Visitors to the otherwise picturesque Snatts Road Cemetery in Uckfield have been confronted by the bags which have been tied on to

  • Brighton's Momma Cherri's goes into administration

    Momma Cherri's, the restaurant that shot to fame on TV's Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, has gone into administration. Mounting debts of £200,000 and spiralling costs with the lease of her Big House restaurant have forced owner Charita Jones to put