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Heavy rain not enough to end hosepipe ban in Brighton and Hove

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Recent rainfall and the downpours forecast for the coming week will not be enough for Southern Water to lift the hosepipe ban.

Brighton and Hove has had [...]

Wind farm survey mast put up south east of Brighton and Hove

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Energy company Eon has put up a 360ft (110m) meteorological mast 12 miles south east of Brighton and Hove.

The mast will measure wind speeds, wave heights, [...]

First hybrid buses take to the roads of Brighton and Hove

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Hybrid buses are to run on the streets of Brighton and Hove.

Two of the buses, costing £280,000 each, have been bought by Brighton and Hove Buses [...]

Planners reject Hove eco-homes

Plans for a green housing scheme at the Hove end of Shoreham Harbour have been thrown out by planners.

The Portzed scheme in Basin Road North would [...]

Brighton and Hove is officially suffering from a drought

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Brighton and Hove is officially suffering from a drought, the government said today (Monday 20 February).

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said that [...]

Wind farm plans go on show in Brighton

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By Harriet Thacker

Draft plans for the proposed Rampion offshore wind farm went on show in Brighton today (Saturday 18 February).

The exhibition, at the Brighton Unitarian Church [...]

Brighton and Hove’s driest year since 1976 prompts drought concerns

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It’s been so cold over the past few weeks that it may seem strange to talk about how dry it’s been.

But it has been dry. Very [...]

Brighton and Hove shortlisted to be home of the Green Investment Bank

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Brighton and Hove is in the running to become the home of the Green Investment Bank.

The government intends to commit £3 billion to the proposed bank [...]

Plans for wind farm off Brighton and Hove to go on show

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Plans for a wind farm in the sea off Brighton and Hove will go on display within weeks.

Eon, the company behind the Rampion offshore wind farm [...]

Brighton home owner ordered to repair conservation area property

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The owner of a terraced house in a Brighton conservation area has been ordered to carry out repairs and improvements.

The terraced property, at 23 and 24 [...]

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