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Sussex secures "594, 000 funding boost to tackle knife crime
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (398+ words) Sussex has secured more than half a million pounds to tackle knife crime. The funding, totalling "594, 909, will support targeted interventions in areas experiencing the highest levels of knife-related offences. Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne has welcomed the investment,…...
National inquiry launched on migrant training camp housing
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (561+ words) A lack of clarity over Crowborough asylum accommodation has prompted national scrutiny from the Home Office. The Home Affairs Select Committee has asked councils and providers for answers about asylum housing at Crowborough Training Camp after Nusrat Ghani raised transparency…...
Plans for 'deeply concerning' homeless accommodation spark dozens of objections
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (443+ words) Dozens of people have objected to plans for a 51-person homeless facility dubbed "deeply concerning". Residents are fighting the plans to convert Pinewood House in Answorth Close, Chichester, into 51 temporary'short-stay accommodation homes.' Multiple objections have been submitted to the plans,…...
ONS figures reveal knife crime reduction across Sussex in latest report
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (266+ words) Knife crime in Sussex has dropped significantly year-on-year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The latest ONS figures reveal the number of police-recorded knife crime incidents in Sussex fell by nearly 20 per cent in the year to September…...
Probation service still falling short on public protection standards
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (398+ words) Public protection work by the probation service remains below required standards. The findings come from a review by HM Inspectorate of Probation, which looked at the Kent, Surrey and Sussex region. The report found improvements since the last inspection but…...
Police use of facial recognition should be properly restricted, court told
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (601+ words) It will be "impossible" for Londoners to travel without being scanned by facial recognition unless police use of the technology is properly restricted, the High Court has been told. The Metropolitan Police is facing legal action over its use of…...
How much will it cost to police Sussex town with migrant camp for the next year?
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (376+ words) The cost of policing a Sussex town with a newly-operational migrant camp has been revealed. In a post on X, Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne revealed the estimated cost for policing Crowborough over the next 12 months is "5. 6 million. It…...
Migrant camp to open in Sussex 'in the next few days' - council leader
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (308+ words) The Home Office has decided they will move up to 600 lone male migrants into an army camp in Sussex despite massive local objections. A local councillor posted a Facebook statement on Wednesday night confirming the govt minister had confirmed the…...
Sushi restaurant director denies calling council official a 'jobsworth"
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (908+ words) A company director denied calling a council licensing official a "jobsworth" during an enforcement visit when a takeaway was found trading after 11pm. Since the licensing visit in November, the Sushi Co, at 65 Western Road, Brighton, has applied for an alcohol…...
180, 000 faces scanned since launch of facial recognition van in Sussex
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (819+ words) Two arrests were made outside a shopping centre during the deployment of a facial recognition van. Sussex Police launched its brand new live facial recognition van in Crawley in November 2025. Yesterday (Wednesday, January 15), the van was deployed for the eighth…...