23 February 2012 Last updated at 16:18 ET

Council tax planned rise defeatedBrighton scene

Plans by the Green Party to increase council tax in Brighton and Hove are defeated.

Heather CooperDead officer family's fund grows

A fund set up to help the children of a Surrey police officer who was found dead in woodland in Sussex raises three times more cash than expected.

Slow broadband 'hits many homes'

Many UK addresses have broadband speeds of less than 5Mbps with the slowest speed found in the East Sussex village of Winchelsea, research suggests.

Louise Stewart Article written by Louise Stewart Louise Stewart Political editor, South East

Thamesteel news 'devastating blow'

14:07 UK time, Thursday, 26 January 2012

The news the Thamesteel plant in Sheerness has gone into administration, threatening 400 jobs, has been described as a "devastating blow" by MP Gordon Henderson.

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Peter Henley Article written by Peter Henley Peter Henley Political editor, South of England

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