Brighton & Hove Albion: Gunner be good!

By Tim Hodges The Albion will play Arsenal in the 4th Round of the FA Cup at the Amex Stadium on Saturday 26 January. It will be the first time that the clubs have met in 25 years. The Seagulls are expecting their biggest Amex attendance yet for the game which has a traditional...
Posted On 16 Jan 2013 at 9:31 pm

Brighton & Hove Albion: Well Ulloa

By Tim Hodges The Albion have signed Argentinian striker Leonardo Ulloa from Spanish second division side Almeria. The 26-year-old 6ft 2in striker, who has been likened to 1980s powerhouse Michael Robinson, has signed a four-and-a-half year contract. He is thought to have cost...
Posted On 16 Jan 2013 at 9:21 pm

Brighton tax fraud suspect arrested

A man has been arrested on suspicion of defrauding people in Brighton over tax rebates. Sussex Police said that officers were investigating a number of cases of fraud in relation to tax rebates in the Brighton and East Sussex areas from April 2011 to April last year. The force...
Posted On 16 Jan 2013 at 5:11 pm

Brighton hospital trust appoints new chief executive

Brighton’s hospital trust has appointed a new chief executive to take charge in the spring. Matthew Kershaw will head Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust which runs the Royal Sussex County Hospital and the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Kemp Town. He has...
Posted On 16 Jan 2013 at 3:00 pm

Brighton MP’s disabled parking bill passed by House of Lords

The House of Lords has passed a bill – or draft law – put forward by Simon Kirby, the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown. His Disabled Persons’ Parking Badges Bill completed its third reading yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 15 January). The bill – a private members’ bill – will...
Posted On 16 Jan 2013 at 9:27 am

Brighton shopping centre reports upbeat Christmas

Churchill Square Shopping Centre in Brighton said that visitor numbers were significantly higher on key dates over Christmas and the new year. It said that the number of shoppers in Churchill Square on Christmas Eve was up 7.9 per cent compared with the previous year. The number...
Posted On 16 Jan 2013 at 9:11 am