Business owner found dead in caravan

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        August 23, 2026

Business owner found dead in caravan

Good Morning Brighton — 2026-08-23

An inquest has opened after a 30 year old man was found in a caravan in Brighton
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Business owner found dead in caravan
• An inquest has opened after a 30 year old man was found in a caravan in Brighton
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Promise David 'has goals in his body and goals in his mind'
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Brighton and Hove News · Local media · yesterday
Sussex beaten by Warwickshire in three-day thriller
• Sussex 156 (47.4 overs) and 207 (61.5 overs) Warwickshire 161 (47.3) and 206-9 (53.1 overs) Warwickshire (19 points) beat Sussex (3 points) by one wicket Chris Woakes steered Warwickshire over the line as they strengthened their Rothesay County Championship title bid with a thrilling one-wicket victory over fellow challengers Sussex in a magnificent match at
Brighton and Hove News · Local media · yesterday
Jury convicts man of raping 14-year-old girl
• A jury has convicted a man of raping a 14-year-old girl in Brighton on a number of occasions over the course of two years.
• Mark Rowley, 52, raped the schoolgirl in East Brighton Park, a jury found, and sexually abused her in the cemetery in Woodingdean as well as elsewhere.
The Argus · Local news · yesterday
Forget political drama, even an eclipse can't shake up Patcham
• I mean, in the past a solar eclipse was life-changing, writes Alistair McNair.
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