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Brighton and Hove to bring in more wheelchair-friendly cabs

The number of Brighton and Hove taxis able to carry people with wheelchairs will increase if councillors agree a series of licensing reforms next week.

The reforms [...]

Brighton climate change researchers given £150k boost

Brighton scientists have been given a six-figure donation to help them find ways to neutralise greenhouse gas.

The research scientists at Brighton University have been handed £150,000 [...]

Jewel heist foiled on road to Brighton

Police swooped just outside Brighton to arrest five men suspected of preparing to carry out a jewel heist.

Officers arrested the man in a lay-by at Pyecombe [...]

Police fine Brighton cyclists

Brighton cyclists were stopped in St James´s Street yesterday as part of an “action day”.

Eight Sussex Police officers stopped people cycling the wrong way down the [...]

Brighton MP asks Chancellor to help small firms

A Brighton MP is urging the taxman to help local businesses by issuing VAT numbers more quickly.

Simon Kirby, the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown, said his [...]

Big Issue given 20 pitches in Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove has set aside 20 official pitches for Big Issue sellers as part of a drive to tackle begging in the area.

Apart from branded [...]

Brighton artist marks end of £15m water mains project

Brighton artist Pearl Bates has helped Southern Water to mark the completion of a three-year project to replace 35 miles of Victorian mains.

She won a commission [...]

Knife robbery at Brighton newsagent

A knifeman robbed a Brighton newsagent at lunchtime on Wednesday (11 August).

The man threatened a woman working at Bradley’s store in Upper Lewes Road, Brighton, at [...]

Brighton professor heads project to build greener homes

A Brighton University academic is heading a £5 million scheme to make British and French housing more energy efficient.

Professor Mike McEvoy, from the university’s School of [...]

Snipe pub may become Sainsbury’s latest Brighton store

Brighton could soon have another Sainsbury’s.

The supermarket chain is believed to be looking to open one of its smaller Sainsbury’s Local stores in Carden Avenue, Brighton.

The [...]

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