2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (215+ words) A driver has been jailed for five years after a crash which left a motorcyclist dead. Nathaniel Simpson, 37, was also banned from driving for seven and a half years after causing the death of 57-year-old Thomas Hoare, of Redgeland Rise,…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (101+ words) A man was stabbed outside a shop in Eastbourne yesterday evening (Sunday 6 September) and taken to hospital for treatment. Sussex Police said: “A 39-year-old man was located near by and had an injury consistent with a stabbing and was taken…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (313+ words) A primary school teacher has been jailed for sexually assaulting two children. Joseph Haffenden, 32, pleaded guilty in July to six counts of sexual assault by touching and six counts of false imprisonment. Haffenden was suspended from this job as a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (179+ words) A man faces court charged with attacking more than half a dozen women, Sussex Police said this morning (Tuesday 1 September). The force said: “A man will appear in court charged with seven counts of assault by beating, two counts of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (318+ words) A drug dealer has been jailed for running a cocaine and heroin supply line while his sidekick was given a suspended prison sentence. Ryan Bennett-Morris, 27, was jailed by Judge David Rennie at Hove Crown Court for operating the KY line…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (181+ words) The body of a woman has been recovered from the sea today (Sunday 30 August). It is believed to be the body of Gayelynn Matthews who was reported missing yesterday. The emergency services began searching for Ms Matthews, 69, from Bembridge, on…...

2+ week, 43+ min ago   (269+ words) Detectives are seeking witnesses and evidence after a sign fell and killed a man at a Christian festival yesterday (Friday 28 August). Sussex Police said: “Police continue to appeal for information after a man was tragically killed at Big Church Festival,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (150+ words) A woman reversed her car into a house when she was more than four times the drink drive limit. Sussex Police said: “Sarah Adams caused significant structural damage to the property following the incident in Hastings on Thursday 9 April. “Police…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1139+ words) A serial abuser has been jailed for coercive and controlling behaviour including choking and battering his former partner. Jamie Hall, 42, physically attacked and verbally abused Paige Chalmers during a 10-month relationship, a court was told, even pressing her to take…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (805+ words) A man who ran a drugs line and was caught with more than £10,000 in cash has been jailed for seven and a half years. Patrick Kargbo, 23, ran the line by sending hundreds of messages marketing heroin and cocaine to a…...