Weather forecast prompts seafront oyster restaurant to postpone Easter event
A forecast of high winds has prompted a popular venue to postpone its plans for an outdoor event to mark...
Royal Pavilion could close this weekend as employees strike over contract changes
The Royal Pavilion and the city's museums could close on Saturday as staff strike over changes to their terms and...
Shoplifter fled court when faced with return to prison
A thief ran out of court then embarked upon another shoplifting spree after being told he was being sent back...
Distillery owners seek new premises despite being granted later hours
A small distillery has been granted a licence variation, allowing it to stay open later, but said that it had...
Trading Standards investigates now-closed cabaret
Trading Standards has begun an investigation into complaints made about the former Haus of Cabaret. The burlesque club cancelled several...
Brighton bus named after YMCA founder
A Brighton charity is asking people to send it pictures of the Brighton and Hove bus which has just been...
Rubber crumb sports pitches prompt concern from councillors
Concerns about the environmental impact of rubber crumb-based 3G sports pitches has prompted councillors to agree to look into the...
Asylum seeker accused of filming beach rape claims he tried to stop attack
An asylum seeker accused of filming a woman being raped by two others on Brighton beach has said he recorded...
Brighton vineyard turns rain-spoiled harvest into triumph with new sparkling rose
A new sparkling wine from Brighton's closest vineyard launched this week - partly the result of a terrible harvest two...
Councillors clash over food banks v cash
Councillors have clashed over the best way to help people in crisis and whether that should be with cash rather...
‘Pick and mix’ drug dealer jailed
A drug dealer caught in the act by police on patrol has been jailed for selling a "pick and mix"...
Oyster bar celebrates 20 years in Brighton with seafront event
UPDATE High winds have been forecast so the event has been postponed, provisionally until next month. Restaurant business Riddle and...
Takeaway granted late-night delivery licence
A pizza takeaway owner has been granted a licence for late-night deliveries. Sussex Police and Brighton and Hove City Council...
Councillors back community health campaigners in battle against cuts
Campaigners fighting to keep mental health support services running at the Wellbeing Hub, in Preston Park, were given cross-party support...
Police officer barred for gross misconduct
A police officer has been barred for gross misconduct after she lied whe she said that she had watched security...
Abandoned police box to become two-bedroom home
A developer wants to convert an abandoned police box into a two-bedroom house in Fiveways. The one-storey brick building in...
Pop star becomes patron of Brighton HIV charity
Pop star and actor Olly Alexander has become a patron of Brighton-based HIV charity The Sussex Beacon. The songwriter and...
Labour resurrects ‘risky’ bus franchising plan
The city's Labour administration wants to take over running buses - despite a study five years ago concluding this risked...
Trench warfare? Pitch battle? More like a verbal duel over Brighton’s potholes
Councillors faced off over the state of the roads in Brighton and Hove as the wet and cold winter weather...
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