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Brighton Naked Bike Ride to end with skinny dip

Frank le Duc — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:50:13 +0000

The Brighton Naked Bike Ride organisers said that they planned to celebrate body power with a naked triathlon this year.

They said that the World Naked Bike [...]

Brighton students showered with ash as volcano erupts

Frank le Duc — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:19:16 +0000

Students from Brighton University saw Mount Etna erupt during a field trip to Sicily.

The 88 second-year undergraduates saw Etna spew ash up to three miles into [...]

Zombies overrun Brighton – picture special

Frank le Duc — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:14:15 +0000

Up to 4,000 people took part in the annual zombie walk through the centre of Brighton yesterday.

They started from Victoria Gardens at 3pm and lurched and [...]

Couple moving into a bus to beat council house waiting list

Frank le Duc — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:23:14 +0000

An unemployed father is moving his family into a bus which is currently stored in a garage just outside Brighton.

Arthur Sharp, 53, bought the bus through [...]

Traveller incursion prompts protest outside Hove Town Hall

Frank le Duc — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:14:51 +0000

A builder from Brighton staged a one-man protest about the council’s approach to dealing with travellers this afternoon (Wednesday 31 August).

The 40-year-old father of three parked [...]

Bus reaches dead end in Hove

Frank le Duc — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 06:11:23 +0000

A bus had to reverse for almost a quarter of a mile up a narrow road in Hove last night after the driver appeared to forget [...]

Former Brighton and Hove councillor shares spoof riot report

Frank le Duc — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:39:07 +0000

The riots earlier this week have prompted some positive responses – from the “broom brigade” using Twitter to organise a clean-up to those displaying humour in [...]

Brighton and Hove binmen spared meat-free adverts on their dustcarts

Frank le Duc — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:55:58 +0000

A cheeky offer by animal campaigners to place adverts on the side of dustcarts has been turned down by the council.

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment [...]

Meat-free Monday could bring home the bacon

Frank le Duc — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:56:09 +0000

The rejection of meat-free Mondays by Brighton and Hove dustmen has prompted a tongue-in-cheek response from a campaigning animal charity.

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of [...]

Albion’s first Falmer fixture watched by couple who celebrated stadium’s first ‘match’

Frank le Duc — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:00:35 +0000

Brighton and Hove Albion kick off their first competitive fixture at the new American Express Community Stadium at 3pm today (Saturday 6 August).

But friends of one [...]