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• Get Summer Ready and Win an Array of Magical Garden Lights

  14-04-2025 17:06 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Enter our competition and win an enchanting array of garden lights perfect for getting your garden ready for summer.
  
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• Body found during search for a man not seen for two weeks

  25-04-2025 08:40 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Sadly the body of a unidentified man was found in Littlehampton on Thursday evening (24 April).
  
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• Bid to stop lorries and buses using street as they damage historic buildings

  25-04-2025 06:33 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Calls to stop large vehicles from using a weight-limited road in Bexhill are set to go in front of a senior county councillor next week.
  
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• Households at risk of homelessness to join housing register more quickly

  25-04-2025 06:24 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Brighton Council has made new changes to the social housing and will prioritise those at risk of homelessness.
  
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• Sussex Police to review strip search policy after gender ruling

  25-04-2025 06:17 via theargus.co.uk
  
  In a statement Sussex Police said: “Sussex Police is considering the impact of this case on its policies and practices, which will require review of the full ruling in consultation with and on direction received from the National Police Chiefs’ Council.”
  
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• Dozens of violent incidents reported against traffic wardens

  25-04-2025 06:15 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Brighton and Hove City Council traffic wardens to wear body cameras
  
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• Thousands step into 1214 at Arundel Castle’s Easter Medieval Festival

  25-04-2025 06:09 via theargus.co.uk
  
  After a packed Easter weekend, Arundel Castle’s Medieval Festival returns May 24–26 with thrilling 15th-century battles, Kids Battles, and live re-enactments.
  
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• Domestic incidents, missing people and Sean Paul: My night with Brighton Police

  25-04-2025 06:04 via theargus.co.uk
  
  It’s 11.30pm, pitch black, freezing cold and we’re driving into woods in Stanmer Park.
  
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• Thousands expected for Brighton Festival’s 45 free events in May

  25-04-2025 06:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Brighton Festival 2025 will host 45 free events this May, including art, theatre, and music performances for thousands of visitors across the city.
  
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• The Sussex pubs vying to be crowned best in the county

  25-04-2025 06:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Six Sussex pubs are vying to be crowned the best in the county.
  
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• Popular beer festival to return with live music and food

  25-04-2025 06:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Southwick Beer Festival returns May 23–24 with local ales, cider, food and live music at Southwick Community Centre.
  
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• Plans approved for new community hall and health centre

  25-04-2025 06:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  A new medical centre and community hall will be built in Mayfield after councillors approved revised plans. Work is expected to begin this summer.
  
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• New exhibition on 'Queen of Crime' Agatha Christie to open

  25-04-2025 06:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Hastings Museum opens ‘Agatha Christie – The Queen of Crime’ on May 10, featuring items from her life, stories and legacy. Free entry until August 10.
  
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• Man seeks ‘never before seen’ angle of aristocrat who was born into slavery

  25-04-2025 06:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Etienne Daly, who lives in Brighton, has been researching Dido Elizabeth Belle for 12 years and wants to see what she would look form a face-on angle.
  
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• Hove event offers tour and tea with a Regency gentleman

  25-04-2025 06:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  A unique experience is set to take place in Hove, inviting history enthusiasts and tea lovers alike to step back in time.
  
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• Future of Sussex devolution to be announced shortly

  25-04-2025 06:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  The government is considering responses to a county-wide consultation about devolution in Sussex.
  
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• Free tea for Brighton customers as shop gives away drinks

  25-04-2025 06:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Bird & Blend Tea Co. is giving away free cups of its new Earl Grey range in Brighton and Worthing from April 25–27.
  
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• City's customer service centres to be moved to libraries

  25-04-2025 06:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Brighton and Hove Council help desks will relocate to Jubilee and Hove Libraries from May 6, making face-to-face support easier for residents.
  
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• Sussex in top ten worst-affected areas in the country for crime in churches

  25-04-2025 05:54 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Some 567 crimes have been recorded at churches and places of worship in Sussex from the start of 2022 until the end of 2024, according to new data obtained by the Countryside Alliance.
  
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• What happened to Freddie Flintoff in near death Top Gear accident?

  24-04-2025 18:10 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff returned to TV for the first time in nearly two years in 2024 after a near death crash while filming Top Gear - see what happened.
  
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• Met Office forecasts 'mini heatwave' in Sussex as temperatures to hit above 20C

  24-04-2025 17:34 via theargus.co.uk
  
  A "mini heatwave" is set to hit the UK next week with Sussex set to be embraced by sunnier skies.
  
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• Constance Marten tells court ‘we did everything we could to protect’ baby

  24-04-2025 17:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Constance Marten has told jurors she and her partner Mark Gordon did “everything we could to protect her”.
  
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• Teachers at prestigious Sussex private school set to strike

  24-04-2025 16:03 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Teachers at Roedean School have voted to strike over proposed pension changes and planned redundancies, the school has confirmed.
  
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• Passerby says it was a 'miracle' no one was injured in bin lorry incident

  24-04-2025 16:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  A passerby has spoken of his relief that no one was hurt after a bin lorry rolled down a hill in Saltdean.
  
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• Opening date of new multimillion pound bypass announced

  24-04-2025 15:49 via theargus.co.uk
  
  The opening date for Lyminster Bypass has been announced.
  
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• Opening date of new £50 million bypass announced

  24-04-2025 15:49 via theargus.co.uk
  
  The opening date for Lyminster Bypass has been announced.
  
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• Crash leaves man, 18, with life-changing injuries

  24-04-2025 14:50 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Sussex Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a serious collision near Rogate.
  
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• Updates as crashes cause delays

  24-04-2025 13:30 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Two crashes on the A23 near Pyecombe are causing delays.
  
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• Stained glass window smashed and items stolen from city centre church

  24-04-2025 12:50 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Police received reports of an object being used to smash a stained glass window in St Mary's Church in St James's Street, Brighton on March 28, between 2am and 4am.
  
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• Sussex MP banned from Russia

  24-04-2025 12:49 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Lewes MP James MacCleary has been banned from Russia.
  
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