Creatively named food waste collection trucks are now hitting the roads, thanks to a competition that captured the imaginations of primary school pupils.

East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service are currently at the scene after a thatched-roof domestic property in Pett Level caught fire, near Hastings, prompting a large emergency response.

The Station Express Café at Bognor Regis Railway Station has received a 0-star rating after being assessed by food safety officers on March 9.

Alison Griffiths, MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, has criticised the arrangement at Wick Parade car park, in Littlehampton as "surveillance"

Six people were arrested at a protest challenging the ban of Palestine Action

Children are being put at risk by a sewage leak as waste spills from a manhole, with youngsters walking through it as they cross the street

Brighton and Hove City Council has issued a statement after a shop was unable to open due to sick in its doorway.

Residents of Forrest Row have rallied in support of a restaurant, following Home Office calls to revoke its licence.

Plans have been revealed for a new market town in East Sussex, comprising of up to 3,000 homes, a school and its own high street

Divisive plans to build 121 holiday homes on a former golf course in Plaistow have been approved.

Brighton is full of colourful characters, although on the whole I wouldn’t say that particularly applies to the hospitality industry.

Expert Will Hawkes at The Telegraph have rounded up his list of England’s 10 greatest pub towns, with Hastings in Sussex named.

Chichester District Council is proposing to expand its powers to enforce regulations against fouling and unruly pets across all publicly-accessible areas.

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said that driving water quality is her biggest priority during a visit to Shoreham.

William Clifford Weller, who was born in Littlehampton in 1881, fled the sinking ship on the first lifeboat lowered into the water

Muffin Break is taking over a commercial unit in Worthing town centre and will open on May 14.

The garden is really starting to come alive with the full impact of spring, writes Geoff Stonebanks.

A fundraising walk is shining a light on the everyday realities faced by unpaid carers.

Over the past few months, I’ve had the pleasure of visiting a number of schools across Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, writes Chris Ward.

By the time you reach your fifties, you start to notice the small changes, writes Mitchie Alexander.

“Is it safe?” Emily's question to me when I told her I was off to Kyiv for a week’s hols, writes Alistair McNair.

A vehicle fire at a popular beauty spot is being treated as arson. A car caught fire near Devil's Dyke, Brighton, in April, with investigations underway.

A man is protesting outside a children’s mental health support centre against “endless waiting times” for assessments

A man who repeatedly raped a teenage boy has been jailed.

Three people have been charged in connection with a firearm being fired into The Poets Ale and Smokehouse in Hove

Drusillas is taking over a trampoline park as part of its expansion

A housing developer has dropped controversial plans to use tankers to remove sewage from a new estate

A house in Brighton used for hen and stag dos has been told its decorations are a fire hazard

Outraged residents are set to host another protest against plans for a 24/7 fast food restaurant

Tom Brown has bagged a Michelin star for his self-named restaurant at The Capital Hotel in London - and it lives up to expectation

Two Brighton people have been named in an esteemed list celebrating inspirational young talent

A woman who has devoted her life to caring for animals has been recognised for her work

The organisers of Foodies Festival in Brighton have promised this year will be the event’s “biggest and most exciting yet”

A church once facing closure has won a £50,000 grant for vital repairs which could mean visitor numbers triple to an expected 7,600 a year

The council has shared its latest update on plans to remove a city landmark

Wealden District Council has approved plans to erect a battery storage facility in Ninfield.

A new Sussex police team that was set up to tackle road deaths has arrested more than 50 suspected drink or drug drivers since January and seized dozens of vehicles.

The number of people using “Clare’s Law” to ask for domestic abuse background checks in Sussex has more than doubled over the past three years.

Metrobus will begin operating Route 500, between Gatwick Airport and Eastbourne, from May 9

Holiday firm Saga has reported pre-tax profits of £2.1 million for the year to January 31, amid a relaunch of tours to destinations including Chichester

A new dog-walking field could be built on a rural site in Wivelsfield that is currently the site of a sheep pasture

The Prestonville Arms, a backstreet pub, has been shortlisted for East Sussex Pub of the Year at this year’s Pub & Bar Awards.

Calls have been made for a Reform UK candidate to be sacked following the discovery of “despicable comments” on social media.

A classic country house murder mystery is coming to the stage in Brighton.

Purple Panthers Sports Network (PPSN), based at the University of Brighton and operated by sports journalism students

Four people are on trial after a police probe into large numbers of mobile phones and drugs thrown over the perimeter walls of a prison.

A police dog uncovered a stash of drugs in a steering wheel after a bust.

Police are looking to identify a man following a series of burglaries.

A building at Seaford Cemetery has been cordoned off after an incident.

A police sergeant accused of inappropriately touching a member of his team while on duty has had his rank reduced.