Brighton used to have strict rules about who could swim where. Ladies and gentlemen were not allowed to take a dip together. The picture below shows the ladies only beach by the West Pier in ...

A Coastguard helicopter also assisted with the search in the area around the iconic Brighton Palace Pier. Flight data showed it flew in from Portsmouth to assist with the search at 3am ...

A woman who was spotted in the sea off the coast of Brighton early this morning has ... close to the city's charred West Pier, as RNLI lifeboats combed the water. A spokesperson for the South ...

On March 28 2003, emergency services from across the county descended on Brighton as the West Pier was engulfed ... a RAF fighter plane hit the pier and crashed onto the beach.

Emergency workers had been seen on the shore scouring the waves with binoculars by Brighton Pier earlier today. Ambulances and police cars had also been spotted on the beach as coastguard vessels ...