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The Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner has unveiled her new Police & Crime Plan.

If you're planning a trip to one of the South’s many beaches in the heatwave, the RNLI is reminding visitors about its “Float to Live” campaign.

Residents in Kemp Town, Brighton, are expressing growing frustration over the revised plans for this year’s Brighton Pride Street Party, voicing concerns about the lack of communication and late notice surrounding key details of the event.

Plans for local government reorganisation in West Sussex are steadily moving forward.

Sussex police have confirmed a 25-year-old man has died following a multi-vehicle incident near Newhaven.

A temporary hose pipe ban is being introduced by South East Water - which serves Sussex and Kent.

The University of Chichester has topped the Southeast in the latest National Student Survey, having been placed 12th nationally out of 131 institutions.

The Duke of Richmond has warned that low-flying aircraft from Goodwood Aerodrome will regularly pass over a new development of homes in Westhampnett.

Trading Standards officers in West Sussex have successfully prosecuted Norse Atlantic UK Ltd for illegal importation of a puppy which was under 11 weeks old.

There’s a warning to beachgoers in West Wittering after a teenager got stuck in sand.

£1.1 million has been approved to upgrade Chichester District Council car parks and properties.

This winter, Southsea’s beach—stretching from the Pyramids to the Coffee Cup café in Eastney—is set for a major revamp.

A motorcyclist has died near Horley.

Homes England will submit a planning application in three weeks to build 3,000 homes West of Ifield.

An Eastbourne day centre could be set to avoid closure, as a result of alternative proposals due to be considered by county council leaders.

West Sussex County Council has updated its Road Safety Strategy to encourage all road users to prioritise road safety, aiming to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured in collisions on its roads.

Investigations are continuing into a collision in Waterlooville in which a 14-year-old boy died.

Updated 09/07/2025 @12:40 - Armed police have been spotted in Worthing

Police in Steyning are still trying to trace the owner of a dog after a woman was injured.

A new research project led by the University of Brighton is investigating how psychological stress may impact the development and treatment of endometrial cancer.

More is being done in Sussex to stop online grooming.

UPDATE: 08/07/2025 @18:10 - A major search operation has now ended after a report of a person in the water off the coast of West Wittering this afternoon.

A new report by the Independent Monitoring Board reveals a 15% rise in assaults on staff at Lewes Prison in the last year, despite efforts to improve living conditions for inmates.

Water Minister Emma Hardy has recently visited Portsmouth Water to view the latest developments on the Havant Thicket Reservoir — the UK’s first major new reservoir in over 30 years.

Police are appealing for further witnesses and information after a suspected road rage incident near Littlehampton.

A man who persistently called police to indulge his foot fetish has been sentenced for malicious communications.

More than 45,000 drivers in Sussex were caught speeding by Community Speedwatch volunteers in 2024/25.

Refurbishments are due to start later this month on the Crawley bypass railway bridge.

Plans to build 50 homes in Kirdford are to be considered by Chichester District Council.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a report of an unprovoked assault on 13-year-old boy walking home from school in Horsham.

A man has been arrested in connection with criminal damage caused at a park in Bognor.

A teenager has appeared in court, in connection with the death of a man in Littlehampton.

West Sussex’s electric vehicle (EV) charging network is set to expand, with 30 new on-street chargepoint locations confirmed following a countywide consultation.

The £8.1 million KGV Football Complex in Cosham, led by Portsmouth City Council, has won two major honours at the 2025 South East Centre for the Built Environment (SECBE) Awards: Client of the Year and Integration and Collaborative Working.

Chichester residents should find out in the autumn what the district council would like to do with the city’s bus station and depot.

The body of a man has been found in Bignor Down near Slindon.