A MURDERER, rapist and a prolific shop thief were among those jailed for their crimes in January.

A MUCH-LOVED swimming pool has been demolished at a family holiday resort.

AN INQUEST has been opened into the death of Brighton restaurateur Sue Addis.

THE mother of a girl described as “a stroppy teenager of colour” by a council lawyer has thanked the authority for dropping his services.

A REVIEW will be launched to find out why a lifeboat capsized during a sea rescue.

FOOTBALLER Jack Grealish has donated to a fundraiser set up in memory of an 18-year-old girl killed in a car crash last weekend.

SOUTHERN rail has announced a reduced Covid timetable that will impact travellers across the county.

A second Beast from the East could be heading for the UK next week, the  Met Office has said.

A THUG left his victim in hospital with a fractured skull after a single punch in an unprovoked attack.

A FORMER Miss Brighton has had a Covid vaccine and is urging others to do the same.

THERE have been 25 more coronavirus deaths across Sussex, according to the latest figures.

POLICE have launched an urgent appeal for help in finding a missing woman who has not been seen since the weekend.

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has revealed a number of ways people could save money on their car and home insurance.

DOG owners in Sussex are being urged to be responsible in the countryside with farm animals worth more than £100,000 savaged last year.

Last year’s spending review gave councils permission to raise council taxes from April 2021.

The move comes to allow people in certain roles who need to drive for their work to sit their tests.

The Advertising Standards Authority received complaints in late December 2020 and early January 2021.

Here, we look at the rarest 50p coins and how many of each have been made - and how much they could be worth.

Brighton boasts more beautiful buildings than any other resort. Many of them are listed and most are in conservation areas.

POLITICIANS can’t ignore the data around Covid and its disproportionate effect on black, Asian and minority ethnic (Bame) communities.

I WAS amused to see your article the other day about Banksy artwork adding thousands to Sussex properties.

The streaming giant has released a whole host of new shows and movies for February, with more still to come throughout the month.

A ROUND of applause was given tonight to honour Captain Sir Tom Moore.

THERE was a huge emergency response after a lifeboat capsized in the sea off a Sussex beauty spot.

A SURFER from Sussex who went to Cornwall in pursuit of the "biggest wave the UK has ever seen" believes he did not breach lockdown rules because he was travelling for business.

A COVID conspiracy theorist has been banned from hospitals after relentlessly breaching health protection regulations at sites in the South East.

TWO men have been charged with kidnapping after a man was allegedly taken to a park and attacked.

A HEARTBROKEN brother has paid tribute to his “best friend” who died suddenly from a heart attack.

A YOUNG man with cerebral palsy has been reported missing.

This map reveals all the coronavirus vaccines sites, as it was announced the number of jabs given in the UK has now passed 10 million.

A MAN who had a sudden psychotic relapse and had to return to a mental health ward was found dead in his bed while in seclusion.

AN inquest has been opened into the death of a man whose body was recovered from the sea.

A CHINOOK has been spotted flying low above a beach while completing "essential training".

CAPTAIN Sir Tom Moore’s memory is to be marked with a national clap, as tributes continue to be paid to a veteran hailed as having dedicated his life to serving others.

THE council have been asked to stop using a parking company that has fined disabled drivers £100 for parking at a beauty spot.

All of the UK is under a lockdown to try to bring down the rate of coronavirus and protect the NHS.

HANNAH Dean's visits to hospitals across the south have prompted widespread criticism including comments from Prime Minster Boris Johnson.

A FORMER prisoner who was left “homeless” and “destitute” has turned his life around by starting his own personal training business in Brighton.

THREE more high street stores in Brighton and Hove appear to be closing for good.

A RECKLESS driver led police on a high-speed chase before ploughing the wrong way down a busy road late last night.

The Met Office has issued new weather warnings for heavy snow as the UK is hit by an air mass from Scandinavia - but what does that mean?

TWO men have been fined for flouting lockdown laws after travelling from London to Hove to buy a pair of headphones.

THE LIVING standards for criminals at a prison are in a "perilous state", a report has revealed.

THREE people have died from coronavirus at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trusts in the latest 24-hour period.

A PROLIFIC shoplifter has been sent back to prison over a spate of thefts.

A MULTI-MILLION pound training centre and fire station has been approved by a planning committee.

THE FIRE service is at the scene of an emergency in Peacehaven.

A FUNERAL arranger who joined the profession at the start of the coronavirus crisis has called for more recognition of those working in the funeral sector during the pandemic.

ARMED police raided a property in a dramatic early hours incident.

The Met Office revealed January 2021 was the coldest the UK has seen in 10 years, with further wintry conditions expected this week.