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News and updates from the county of #Sussex, UK - we originally started this service on another app in 2012 and now here on Bluesky

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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 1m
Pictures show mass police presence as station sealed off #Sussex
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Pictures show mass police presence as station sealed off
Pictures capture the moment
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 2h
Pensioner injured after slipping on 'serious hazard' in Boots #Sussex
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Pensioner injured after slipping on
A pensioner who injured her back after slipping on a wet floor at Boots on North Street in Brighton said the situation "isn
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 2h
How is the hosepipe ban changing in Sussex? #Sussex #BBCNews
bbc.co.uk
How are South East Water hosepipe ban rules changing in Sussex?
An expanded hosepipe ban comes into force for South East Water customers across Sussex.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 5h
Historic royal garden handed £1.4m boost towards major restoration #Sussex
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Historic royal garden handed £1.4m boost towards major restoration
More than £1.4 million in funding has been secured to restore Brighton’s historic Royal Pavilion Garden.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 12h
Live updates as fire service rush to residential building blaze #Sussex
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Live updates as fire service rush to residential building blaze
Firefighters are responding to a blaze at a residential building in York Place, Brighton.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 15h
Person dies after being hit by train on major rail line #Sussex
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Person dies after being hit by train on major rail line
A person has been pronounced dead after being stuck by a train at East Worthing Railway station.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 20h
Three sisters who died in sea off Brighton took own lives, inquest finds #Sussex #BBCNews
bbc.co.uk
Three sisters who died in sea off Brighton took own lives, inquest finds
The bodies of Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters were pulled from the water on 13 May.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 22h
'Buzz around town' as new comedy series filmed #Sussex #BBCNews
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James Corden and Ruth Jones film comedy The Choir in Lewes
Gavin and Stacey creators James Corden and Ruth Jones bring The Choir to Lewes.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 23h
Live updates as van and pedestrian crash causes severe delays #Sussex
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Live updates as van and pedestrian crash causes severe delays
There are substantial delays west of Littlehampton following a crash.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Live updates as van and pedestrian crash causes long delays #Sussex
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Live updates as van and pedestrian crash causes long delays
There are substantial delays west of Littlehampton following a crash.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Health assessment delays leaving people 'forgotten' #Sussex #BBCNews
bbc.co.uk
Universal credit Health assessment delays leaving people 'forgotten'
A Brighton foodbank manager says she knew more than a dozen people entitled to more payments.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Family fear son could be forced to use wheelchair due to sudden NHS decision #Sussex
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Family fear son could be forced to use wheelchair due to sudden NHS decision
A Hove family fear the "devastating" impact their son could face after the orthotics department at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton suddenly closed
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Town centre fully reopened after project milestone #Sussex #BBCNews
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Eastbourne town centre 'fully reopened' after project milestone
The pedestrianisation in Eastbourne town centre means there is a now walkable route to the seafront.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
'I'll make you a star,' Katie Price told girl - court #Sussex #BBCNews
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'I will make you a little star', Katie Price told girl, rape trial hears
Price's ex-husband Kieran Hayler is accused of raping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old in 2016.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Air rifle seized after police race to flat #Sussex
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Air rifle seized after police race to flat
Sussex Police responded to an aggravated burglary report at Denham Place, Brighton, but found no offence had occurred.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Pair held in Iran seen by UK officials after 112 days #Sussex #BBCNews
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East Sussex couple held in Iran seen by UK officials after 112 days
Lindsay and Craig Foreman were sentenced to 10 years in jail over espionage charges which they deny.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Live updates as house fire breaks out #Sussex
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Live updates as house fire breaks out
Firemen are using a crane lift to rescue people from the house.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Up to 600 expected at women's safety run #Sussex #BBCNews
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Big turnout expected for night run led by Bognor Regis group
Sophie Allmark says there will be nearly 600 people at this year's Glow-Up Walk, Run or Jog event.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Woman left with £110 to live on each month while waiting for Government decision #Sussex
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Woman left with £110 to live on each month while waiting for Government decision
People with serious health conditions are waiting months for Work Capability Assessments while struggling to survive on basic Universal Credit
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I won't accept exclusion within Green Party, says Polanski after criticism of Zionism motion #Sussex #BBCNews
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I won't accept exclusion within Green Party, says Polanski after criticism of Zionism motion
Labour MPs and the European Greens have demanded clarity from the Green Party over a "Zionism is racism" motion.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Two arrested after assault on a train as services delayed #Sussex
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Two arrested after assault on a train as services delayed
Two people have been arrested following an altercation on a train.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Co-founder of far right group 'pulled man's hair' at Brighton protest #Sussex
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Co-founder of far right group
A co-founder of a far right group is set to go to trial.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Passenger criticises response to train derailment #Sussex #BBCNews
bbc.co.uk
Passenger criticises response to Lewes train derailment
A group of passengers are taking legal action against Southern Rail and Network Rail over the crash.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Images show balconies being dismantled at development after major water damage #Sussex
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Images show balconies being dismantled at development after major water damage
Scaffolding has gone up at the Albion Street site in Southwick, where 49 new flats have been delayed due to design and workmanship problems.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Katie Price's ex urged girl not to tell, court hears #Sussex #BBCNews
bbc.co.uk
Katie Price ex, Kieran Hayler, told girl not to tell, court hears
Jurors at the trial of Kieran Hayler hear recorded police evidence from the alleged victim in court.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
'People don't feel safe' - warning amid call for pedestrianisation of city street #Sussex
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'People don't feel safe' - warning amid call for pedestrianisation of city street
Councillor Gary Wilkinson is calling for the pedestrianisation of St James
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Charity offers £10k to trace man after crash death #Sussex #BBCNews
bbc.co.uk
Crimestoppers offers £10k reward to trace man after Arundel A27 crash death
Mohammed Rasauli is wanted on suspicion of causing Amber Street's death by dangerous driving.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Dozens 'ripped off' in £500,000 building 'scam' #Sussex #BBCNews
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Dozens 'ripped off' across south of England in £500,000 building 'scam'
Sian and Simon Romsey lost thousands after paying a deposit for extensive building work.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Man 'perplexed' by rail fine for journey 300 miles away he insists he never made #Sussex
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Man
A Sussex man was left "perplexed" after receiving a rail fine for a Newcastle journey he insists he never made
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Landmark seafront building in 'urgent need of repair' after partial collapse #Sussex
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Landmark seafront building in
Plans to stabilise and renovate the Kingswest complex on Brighton seafront, home to the Odeon cinema, were approved on September 28
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cadet security boosted at Crowborough asylum camp #Sussex #BBCNews
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Cadet security upped at Crowborough site used as asylum camp
Two buildings at the camp are having fences put up around them before cadets return to the site.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Feeling album was recorded in a Sussex shed #Sussex #BBCNews
bbc.co.uk
The Feeling say Twelve Stops and Home was recorded in Horsham shed
The Feeling's debut album turns 20 as the band prepare for Eastbourne and Margate shows.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Man banned from Waitrose over 'terrorist' comment denies being racist #Sussex
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Man banned from Waitrose over
A man has been banned from a Waitrose in Sussex after making what the supermarket described as "discriminatory" remarks towards another customer
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Severe traffic as motorcycle fire blocks roundabout - live updates #Sussex
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Severe traffic as motorcycle fire blocks roundabout - live updates
A motorbike fire has blocked a busy roundabout in Worthing.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Woman's body found on the beach, police confirm #Sussex
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Woman
Police confirm a woman’s body was found on Eastbourne beach near Marine Parade.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Bedbugs reported on four Southeastern trains as services cancelled #Sussex
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Bedbugs reported on four Southeastern trains as services cancelled
Bedbugs have been spotted on trains at a Sussex depot, causing services to be cancelled.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trains cancelled after bedbugs found on board #Sussex #BBCNews
bbc.co.uk
Southeastern trains cancelled after bedbugs found on board
Southeastern said the insects were discovered in drivers' cabs, with the trains removed for cleaning.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Weightlifter returns to world championship podium #Sussex #BBCNews
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Burgess Hill Aneela Rose returns to world podium eight years on
Aneela Rose wins world silver eight years after standing on top of the podium.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Owner of historic property once home to royalty has lift plans blocked #Sussex
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Owner of historic property once home to royalty has lift plans blocked
David Collins had applied for listed building consent to install a through-floor lift at Adsdean House, northwest of Chichester, a Grade II listed property
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New Figures Highlight Workplace Safety Risks Facing Brighton Businesses  #Sussex
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New Figures Highlight Workplace Safety Risks Facing Brighton Businesses 
Businesses in Brighton are being urged to review their workplace risk assessments
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Teen who murdered boy over £20 debt jailed #Sussex #BBCNews
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Teen who killed boy in Seaford over £20 debt jailed for 14 years
Joshua Ingram was stabbed with a 7.5 inch knife at Seaford railway station in September 2025.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Exemptions removed as hosepipe ban extended #Sussex #BBCNews
bbc.co.uk
South East Water extends Sussex hosepipe ban and removes exemptions
The company is also applying for a ban on all non-essential use of water at commercial premises.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The estate plunged into darkness for months where washing machines blow up #Sussex
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The estate plunged into darkness for months where washing machines blow up
Families on a Saltdean estate have accused a housing trust of failing vulnerable residents
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Large asylum sites divide society, say Greens #Sussex #BBCNews
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Barrack asylum camps 'petri dish for far right', Millward says
Green Party deputy leader Rachel Millward says those seeking asylum should be allowed to work.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Traitors star branded unfunny and 'over-promoted' ahead of TV show launch #Sussex
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Traitors star branded unfunny and
Brighton columnist Julie Birchill attacked Crawley comic Romesh Ranganathan in The Spectator earlier this year, describing him and several other male comics as "over-promoted drolls"
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Everything we know as A27 tunnel remains closed #Sussex
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Everything we know as A27 tunnel remains closed
Drivers across East Sussex have faced hours of disruption after the sudden closure of the A27 Southwick Hill Tunnel.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Plans for direct rail link between north and Brighton take next steps #Sussex
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Plans for direct rail link between north and Brighton take next steps
Plans for a new direct rail link connecting Brighton and Newcastle has taken its next steps.
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Controversial plans for 450 homes in city are put 'on hold' #Sussex
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Controversial plans for 450 homes in city are put
A major housing development at the Brighton gasworks site is on hold as developers Berkeley review the future of the scheme
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Man named and charged in connection with breaching terrorist order #Sussex
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Man named and charged in connection with breaching terrorist order
Abubaker Deghayes, of Chadborn Close, Brighton, was charged today (October 1) with a terrorism-related offence
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Sussex @sussexuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
RNLI crew member dies at lifeboat station #Sussex
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RNLI crew member dies at lifeboat station
A Sussex RNLI Lifeboat Station said that a member of its crew had died following a medical incident at the station last night (September 30).
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