Brighton nightclub to breathalyse customers

A nightclub outside which a string of violent attacks have taken place is to start breathalysing customers who appear too drunk. The management at Brighton nightclub Shooshh have teamed up with Sussex Police to implement the measure, which is already in operation in other UK...
Posted On 01 Apr 2015 at 5:17 pm

5 things we learnt from Brighton & Hove Albion’s pre-match press conference

By Tim Hodges from the American Express Elite Football Performance Centre 1)  Chris Hughton told Brighton and Hove News that irregular kick-off times are part and parcel of the modern game. But occasionally one team can have an advantage if they can get an extra rest day in....
Posted On 01 Apr 2015 at 4:49 pm

Rose Hill Tavern saved from development – for now

Plans to turn The Rose Hill Tavern into housing have been rejected following a campaign by residents to save it from developers. Joanne Harris of Evenden Estates bought the pub from Enterprise Inns last year and wants to turn it into two flats, with the city council’s...
Posted On 01 Apr 2015 at 3:20 pm

Quick traffic light changes frustrate taxi drivers

WITH VIDEO: Drivers are being given just seconds to get through traffic lights along the seafront late at night. Taxi driver Mo Abdsami asked Brighton and Hove News to look into why the lights at the junction of Kings Road and West Street only stayed green for ten seconds. He...
Posted On 01 Apr 2015 at 12:30 pm

Seafront bedsits transformed into boutique venue

A four-year labour of love to turn nine bedsits into a lavish Georgian venue has paid off with the opening of Angel House. Phill Haiselden believes the 1825 town house was used as the nineteenth century equivalent of a show home for the new Brunswick Estate. And following its...
Posted On 01 Apr 2015 at 10:29 am

Brighton landlord criticised by MP tells of challenges in housing homeless

A Brighton landlord has hit back at an MP’s claims its housing block is not fit to house vulnerable people. Last week Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas called on Brighton and Hove City Council to stop sending homeless families to “damp, dark and depressing”...
Posted On 01 Apr 2015 at 9:43 am

Brighton and Hove tops UK civic pride poll

Brighton and Hove has topped a national poll of UK cities inspiring pride in their residents. The YouGov poll places us in first place, with a massive 91% of people living here saying they are proud of the city. And of the ten cities polled, only here did nobody say they were not...
Posted On 01 Apr 2015 at 9:28 am