Number of Clare’s Law requests more than doubles
The number of people using “Clare’s Law” to ask for domestic abuse background checks in Sussex has more than doubled...
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Specialist team arrests 50 suspected drink and drug drivers
A new police team that was set up to tackle road deaths has arrested more than 50 suspected drink or...
Council to write off £300k in debts owed by 14 people
A senior county councillor has agreed to write off individual debts totalling more than £300,000. Today (Tuesday 31 March), Councillor...
Elections in May could have knock on effect on vulnerable residents, says council
The decision to go ahead with elections in May could adversely affect vulnerable people if the government sticks to its...
Elections back on across Sussex after government U-turn
Local elections are back on across Sussex after a U-turn by the Labour government days before a case brought by...
Police commissioner hits back at censure by councillors
Sussex police and crime commissioner Katy Bourne has been censured for joining a march protesting about the housing of asylum-seekers...
Woman and two men arrested for threatening behaviour at Crowborough camp
Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of threatening behaviour at the army camp in Crowborough where...
Another council looks at peak-time roadworks charges to cut traffic hold ups
Brighton and Hove City Council is considering charging utility companies and contractors for each day they delay traffic during peak...
Tag migrants, urges police and crime commissioner
Sussex police and crime commissioner Katy Bourne has called on the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to tag asylum-seekers – “for...
Government postpones mayoral elections until 2028
The government is postponing the first mayoral elections in Sussex by two years until 2028. Critics criticised the move amid...
