Local News from Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

A performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Chichester Festival Theatre was cancelled on Tuesday evening (13 October), following reports that a member of the cast had been attacked.

Sussex Police are warning residents to be on their guard after fraudsters began impersonating police officers in an attempt to steal personal information, including passwords and financial details.

Police are appealing for help to find a wanted man in Southampton in connection with an investigation into an assault which left a victim injured.

A new exhibition celebrating the achievements of remarkable women from across the Chichester district is set to open this weekend.

Residents across West Sussex are being urged to prepare for possible flooding this winter, as the county council invests more than £32,000 tackling long-standing drainage problems in a local village.

A man has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in Cheapside near London Road, Brighton in the early hours of Friday 9 October.

Southampton needs a broader mix of development if it is to challenge the UK’s biggest regional cities, property experts have said.

Women suffering a cardiac arrest are less likely to receive lifesaving CPR from bystanders than men, prompting a new campaign by South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) to tackle the potentially deadly gender gap.

Bird lovers across West Sussex are being encouraged to grab their binoculars, look out of their windows and spend an hour enjoying nature as the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch returns in January.

Smokers across the South East are estimated to be spending a staggering £2.12 billion a year on cigarettes, according to new analysis of official figures.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a 15-year-old boy suffered serious injuries in a hit-and-run collision involving an SUV in Southampton.

Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight reopened after a dramatic collision that left a police car hanging over the pier's edge earlier today (Tuesday 13 October).

Sussex Police have renewed their urgent appeal to find a missing 38-year-old woman from Brighton who has not been seen for almost two weeks.

An air ambulance has landed in a Brighton park following reports of a road traffic collision on the A270 Old Shoreham Road this morning (Tuesday, 13 October).

The A27 near Angmering has been closed eastbound following a road traffic collision involving an overturned heavy goods vehicle in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday, 13 October).