Brighton and Hove News http://www.brightonandhovenews.org Independent city news and views Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:26:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 In pictures: Brighton and Hove Spring Harvest Festival http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/in-pictures-brighton-and-hove-spring-harvest-festival/ http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/in-pictures-brighton-and-hove-spring-harvest-festival/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:26:14 +0000 admin http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/?p=903 New Road was packed to the brim with colourful and mouth-watering produce for the Big Sussex Market, part of Brighton and Hove’s Spring Harvest Festival, [...]]]> http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/in-pictures-brighton-and-hove-spring-harvest-festival/feed/ 1 In pictures: the Pioneer Motorcycle Run http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/in-pictures-the-pioneer-motorcycle-run/ http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/in-pictures-the-pioneer-motorcycle-run/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:02:24 +0000 admin http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/?p=902 The annual Pioneer Motorcycle run took place in bright spring sunshine yesterday.

Hundreds of vintage motorbikes started their journey in Tattenham Corner by the Epsom Downs, [...]]]> http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/in-pictures-the-pioneer-motorcycle-run/feed/ 1 Brighton benefit cheat landed with £2,400 bill http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/brighton-benefit-cheat-landed-with-2400-bill/ http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/brighton-benefit-cheat-landed-with-2400-bill/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:23:29 +0000 frankleduc http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/?p=899 A Brighton man has admitted four charges of fraudulently claiming housing benefit and council tax benefit.

Patrick Stoney, 62, of Edward Street, Brighton, was fined £200 [...]]]> http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/brighton-benefit-cheat-landed-with-2400-bill/feed/ 0 Demo targets Brighton University course closures http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/demo-targets-brighton-university-course-closures/ http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/demo-targets-brighton-university-course-closures/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:52:57 +0000 frankleduc http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/?p=898 Brighton University faces a demonstration against its proposed closure of seven vocational courses.

The classes – in silversmithing, bookbinding, woodwork, photography, printmaking, ceramics and plastics – [...]]]> http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/demo-targets-brighton-university-course-closures/feed/ 0 Swindled http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/swindled/ http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/swindled/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:17:19 +0000 timhodges http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/swindled/ By Tim Hodges Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Swindon Town 1

Albion will think themselves unlucky and rightly so. The Seagulls dominated long periods of this match, [...]]]> http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/swindled/feed/ 4 Efit of Portslade knifepoint robbery suspect released http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/efit-of-portslade-knifepoint-robbery-suspect-released/ http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/efit-of-portslade-knifepoint-robbery-suspect-released/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:44:37 +0000 admin http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/?p=895 Police have released this efit of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an armed robbery at Ladbrokes betting shop in [...]]]> http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/efit-of-portslade-knifepoint-robbery-suspect-released/feed/ 1 Gasworks close part of Western Road http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/gasworks-close-western-road-westbound/ http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/gasworks-close-western-road-westbound/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:35:17 +0000 admin http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/?p=893 Part of Western Road will be closed westbound for four days to allow Southern Gas to connect a new shop near the junction with Regent [...]]]> http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/gasworks-close-western-road-westbound/feed/ 0 Brighton graffiti vandals jailed for massive tagging spree http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/brighton-graffiti-vandals-jailed-for-massive-tagging-spree/ http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/brighton-graffiti-vandals-jailed-for-massive-tagging-spree/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:13:14 +0000 admin http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/?p=888 Two graffiti taggers were jailed today for risking their lives to spray graffiti on the railways for four years, causing £30k of damage.

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Matthew [...]]]> http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/brighton-graffiti-vandals-jailed-for-massive-tagging-spree/feed/ 2 Fire at Legends Hotel on Brighton seafront http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/fire-at-legends-nightclub-on-brighton-seafront/ http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/fire-at-legends-nightclub-on-brighton-seafront/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:54:17 +0000 admin http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/?p=886 Staff have been evacuated following a blaze at Legends Hotel on Marine Parade this afternoon.

The fire broke out some time after 4.30pm, and at least [...]]]> http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/fire-at-legends-nightclub-on-brighton-seafront/feed/ 0 Sussex University students in fresh protest http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/sussex-university-students-in-fresh-protest/ http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/sussex-university-students-in-fresh-protest/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:56:31 +0000 frankleduc http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/?p=885 Sussex University students said that they had occupied the refectory at the Falmer campus in a fresh protest.

They were calling for six students who were [...]]]> http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2010/03/sussex-university-students-in-fresh-protest/feed/ 1