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  • Strike at Sussex University begins

    Hundreds of staff at the University of Sussex are on strike today in protest at plans to cut about a hundred jobs.

    The action has been [...]

  • Residents parking for Hanover and Elm Grove on the cards

    Parking permits could be implemented in Hanover and Elm Grove by next summer – but only if enough residents and businesses give the go ahead.

    Last autumn, 70% [...]

  • Conman who targeted Brighton transvestite jailed

    A man who targeted a Brighton transvestite through a dating website using the name “Slick Nick” before stealing his property has been jailed for five years.
    Nicholas Rowell, [...]

  • Funeral for Elm Grove murder victim Gordon Stalker

    A funeral will be held next Friday for a popular man who was stabbed to death in Elm Grove, Brighton, last month.

    Gordon Stalker, 51, who [...]

  • Google snaps a Brighton seagull

    Since going live in Brighton and Hove last Thursday, some great images have been spotted on Google Street View.

    This chance snap of a seagull with [...]

  • In pictures: Brighton and Hove Spring Harvest Festival

    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, [...]

  • Brighton benefit cheat landed with £2,400 bill

    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 [...]

  • Sainsbury’s opens without planning permission

    The controversial new Sainsbury’s in Western Road has opened without planning permission for its shopfront and cashpoint.

    Councillor Paul Elgood has hit out at Brighton and [...]

  • Google Street View launched in Brighton and Hove

    Google Street View has lanched in Brighton and Hove.

    The internet giant’s cars, with cameras mounted on their roofs, were busy photographing all the city’s roads [...]

  • Estate agents’ board decision due next month

    Brighton and Hove estate agents will learn next month whether their for sale boards have been sucessfully banned by the city council.

    A hearing at Hove [...]

In pictures: Brighton and Hove Spring Harvest Festival

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, [...]

In pictures: the Pioneer Motorcycle Run

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, [...]

Number 7 bus given a touch of Bond glamour for City Reads festival

Portslade and Brighton Marina don’t usually conjure up images of espionage, action and glamour – but all this is set to change when the number [...]

Best film trophy for Brighton flick

Brighton filmmakers Dan Parkes and Itsuka Yamasaki have won Best Film at the British Independent Film Festival 2010 for a film they shot on a [...]

Brian Eno on this year’s Brighton Festival

Brian Eno has been talking about what we can expect from this year’s Brighton Festival, which he’s curating.

Melita Dennett interviewed him at the festival launch [...]

First filmed Alice in Wonderland restored

The first filmed version of Alice in Wonderland has been restored after being found badly water damaged in Hove.

The British Film Institute (BFI) says its [...]

Brighton University axes seven courses

Brighton University is axing a series of vocational evening classes at its Grand Parade building.

The classes are in silversmithing, bookbinding, woodwork, photography, printmaking, ceramics and [...]

New bid to make Brighton and Hove a leading city of culture

Brighton and Hove could become one of the UK’s leading cultural cities, a new council report suggests.

Last year, the city council pulled out of the [...]

Jedward mania comes to Brighton

Crowds of screaming fans gave Jedward and their X Factor friends a vocal send-off as they left the Brighton Centre on Saturday night.

The fans gathered [...]

Skaters campaign for Brighton ice rink

A club has been formed to bring back an ice skating rink to Brighton or Sussex after thousands joined Facebook groups with the same aim.

The [...]