A POLICE officer commandeered a member of the public’s car to catch a fleeing suspect following an armed robbery.

A LARGE group of caravans have been spotted in a park.

A MAN linked to sexual exploitation has been banned from contacting vulnerable women.

COUNTY councillors have complained of ‘bullying’ after a ‘bang the drum’ protest calling for fossil fuel divestment.

MORE than 30 people died in supported and emergency housing funded by Brighton and Hove City Council last year.

VISITORS at a palace can travel back 2,000 years in time to watch soldiers in a Roman army re-enactment.

DAYTIME road closures will be in place for three weeks while resurfacing work is carried out.

NEIGHBOURS are up in arms after finding out about a 40ft 5G phone mast planned near their houses just weeks before the application closing date.

A COUPLE are converting a double decker bus into a home in a bid to escape their £1,200 a month rent.

BRIGHTON and Hove’s “only ethnic minority representative on the council” has criticised the Labour group after it had the power to select candidates for next year’s local elections taken away.

AN MP has backed a campaign to tackle sewage spills around the country, despite voting against a proposal to cut such dumping into waterways.

AN AMBULANCE service has been put on its highest level of alert as temperatures continue to soar across Sussex.

VOLUNTEERS and park rangers have found around 100 different species of plants and animals in a protected Durrington woodland.

Night Coppers, a new television programme based on policing in Brighton, was reviewed in a national newspaper with the words: "As the sun goes down and the lights go on, the numbers of assaults, antisocial behaviour, drug-related incidents and hate c...

A SHOPKEEPER has ditched cigarettes from his convenience store in an effort to help smokers quit or switch to smoke-free alternatives.

A POLICE commander has said a new television show will display the work his officers do for the community and reveal the people behind the uniform.

TODAY marks 20 years since Fatboy Slim played to more then a quarter of a million ravers on Brighton seafront.

A FOOD delivery company is launching fish and chips patrols this summer to protect beachgoers from seagulls.

A PRIMARY school has been converted into an academy.

THE Sussex coast is famous for its glorious beaches, with thousands flocking to the shores every year.

A NIGHT of opera will tackle dementia later this month, as a small town hosts some huge voices.

A COUPLE have been left devastated after their new patio was covered in paint in a mystery attack.

UK families are worse off than families in other nations such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the Netherlands

A 70-YEAR-OLD man has been killed in a fatal car crash.

A WOMAN has been arrested after a man was stabbed in the chest at a house.

A GROUP of travellers have left a village green after being served a notice to vacate the land.

A KAYAKER spent 45 minutes in the sea after getting into difficulty while fishing until he was rescued by the coastguard.

A WEATHER warning issued by the Met Office says there is a potential “danger to life” - with temperatures likely to rise further in the coming days.

THE fire service is urging people to go for picnics instead of barbecues following a spare of blazes during the heatwave.

TWO people have been arrested in possession of an offensive weapon after a Range Rover’s window was smashed.

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving following a four car pile-up at the weekend.

THE top cities in the UK for dating have been revealed.

PEOPLE are concerned about fish dying in a park’s pond following hot weather – but the council said they should not be there in the first place and were dumped illegally.

THE FULL menu line-up for a new music and food festival has been announced.

A GROUP of children have been reportedly threatened by a man armed with a knife in a park.

TRAIN services have been disrupted after a lorry hit a railway bridge.

A SUSSEX MP has ruled herself out of the Conservative leadership contest after speculation she was preparing to run to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister.

A WEATHER warning for extreme heat which could pose a danger to life has been extended into next week.

THE Lionesses will return to Brighton next week for the quarter-finals of Euro 2022 after an 8-0 victory at the Amex Stadium.

THE government has condemned the decision by rail workers to “seek to cause further misery to passengers” after voting in favour of industrial action.

THOUSANDS of people turned out to support Worthing Pride last weekend, as the town enjoyed two days of scorching weather.

The eight candidates in the running to be the next Prime Minister.

SUSSEX motorists will have eight road closures to avoid this week.

A FATHER who shot his partner and two young children bought the gun just days before, an inquest has heard.

PASSENGERS are experiencing delays of up to half an hour this evening due to a signalling fault at a station.

A TRAIN track is currently blocked due to a hay bale, with passengers being warned of delays to their journey.

THE sister of a woman who was killed along with her two young daughters by their father has described the idea of living without them as “incomprehensible”.

A NEW delivery service has launched in the city which promises to slash wait times thanks to specialist technology.

SO MANY emails, so many words: so little real action.

A CRICKET club has swapped the classic white kit for a black alternative, as it hopes to relieve girls of worries around their periods while playing.