Sussex Police is appealing for witnesses after a man in his 40s was stabbed outside Portslade railway station on the evening of 8 October. He is in a stable condition in hospital and no arrests have been reported.

Sussex Police wants to identify a person after a Preston Street burglary in Brighton, where stolen bank cards were later used fraudulently at shops in Western Road, Hove.

Brighton & Hove City Council is pausing its selective licensing scheme in Regency and Central Hove, due to start on 20 October, after a legal challenge.

Cabinet approved a Red Route on Western Road on 17 September, but 14 councillors have called the decision in and a scrutiny committee examines it on Tuesday 6 October. Here is what the council's own report says, how the Red Route would work and what 1,032 consultation responses found.

Work on the A259 Hove to Portslade Active Travel Scheme is due to begin in the coming weeks, starting between Fourth Avenue and Hove Street. Here is what is being built, how the road changes, what to expect during construction, what the 910 consultation responses said and what comes next.Work on the A259 Hove to Portslade Active Travel Scheme is due to begin in the coming weeks, starting between Fourth Avenue and Hove Street. Here is what is being built, how the road changes, what to expect during construction, what the 910 consultation responses said and what comes next.

Brighton and Hove City Council is holding two drop-in sessions on the future of the Floral Clock at Palmeira Square, on Tuesday 6 October at the Cornerstone Community Centre and Thursday 8 October in the square. The survey on three replacement options closes on 14 October 2026.

The Jeanne Saunders Centre, a specialist SEND nursery in Hove, has been graded Exceptional in all six areas by Ofsted, following four Outstanding inspections between 2006 and 2020. Here is what the report found, what the grade means and how the nursery moved from Penny Gobby House to Connaught Road.

Brighton and Hove City Council wants your views on the next stretch of the A259 Active Travel Scheme between Fourth Avenue and West Street. The plans replace the wand-separated cycle lane with one two-way lane, add around 70 parking spaces and reinstate a westbound traffic lane in places. The survey closes at midnight on 25 October 2026.

Western Road closes to traffic in phases for around 45 days from Monday 28 September 2026 for a full rebuild. Here are the dates, the exact stretch, every affected bus route and the Red Route that follows.

Brighton and Hove City Council is consulting on an updated Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, with more than 46,000 residents living in areas at risk of surface water flooding. The consultation closes 30 September.

Western Road faces 45 days of major reconstruction from 28 September, with a Red Route to follow if Cabinet approves it in September. Traders have handed in two petitions against the parking crackdown, totalling thousands of signatures, and a community campaign is now threatening a High Court challenge.

A second recycled multi-use games area is being installed at Knoll Park in Hove, reusing surfacing and fencing from the Moulsecoomb Hub for around £47,000. Together with Hangleton Park, the recycling projects save the council close to £200,000.

Brighton and Hove City Council has begun restoring 300 metres of Hove's historic cast iron seafront railings, revealing the original Victorian Martlet emblems, following the recent volunteer restoration of the cucumber benches.

Brighton and Hove's Planning Committee has voted 8 to 1 to back a £65 million replacement for the ageing King Alfred, with an 8-lane pool, 150-station gym, four-level soft play and a sea-view cafe. Here is what is planned and what happens next.

Thousands of tonnes of shingle are being pumped ashore at Hove to widen the beach by around 25 metres, as part of the long-term scheme protecting Brighton & Hove's coast from flooding and erosion.