Brighton and Hove Children's Parade – in pictures

About 4,000 Brighton and Hove schoolchildren packed the streets of the town for the Children’s Parade yesterday to mark the start of the Brighton Festival. Some 80 schools were represented with a fantastic variety of tableaux, floats and costumes. The parade started at the...
Posted On 02 May 2010 at 11:59 pm

Peaceful Brighton cannabis rally ends with 2 drugs arrests

Two people were arrested for having drugs as about 200 people in Brighton took to the streets today to call for the legalisation of cannabis. After a rally in Victoria Gardens, the protesters made their way to Preston Park escorted by stewards and police. Sussex Police said that...
Posted On 02 May 2010 at 11:22 pm

Brighton and Hove to find it harder to fund people with learning disabilities

People who have learning difficulties will find it harder to claim a benefit helping them to lead an independent life under rule changes that came into effect yesterday. Brighton and Hove City Council currently funds almost 50 people who need round-the-clock care with support...
Posted On 02 May 2010 at 11:10 pm