What’s the outlook for Brighton and Hove in 2017?

It can be perilous making predictions, particularly about the future. So here goes, a few priceless – that is, free – glimpses into the year ahead and what 2017 holds for Brighton and Hove. Money will be a big talking point, not least the introduction of the new 12-sided pound...
Posted On 16 Jan 2017 at 6:59 pm

Work to renovate Corn Exchange to start next month

The builders responsible for the restoration of Dulwich Picture Gallery and Margate’s Turner Contemporary has been appointed to revamp the Dome’s Corn Exchange and Studio Theatre buildings, starting next month. The project is the first of three phases to renovate the...
Posted On 16 Jan 2017 at 3:44 pm

How Brighton scammer preys on Good Samaritans

A warning has been issued about a Brighton con artist who has been scamming kind hearted people out of money for months by spinning sob stories about a broken down car. Police are linking several reports from members of the public who have been approached by a woman who tells...
Posted On 16 Jan 2017 at 2:00 pm

Video: Car catches fire at petrol station

A car caught fire on a petrol forecourt in Woodingdean last night, with the flames being caught on camera by passers-by. Two fire engines from Brighton and Roedean rushed to the Texaco petrol station on Falmer Road shortly before 9.30pm last night. The fire, which is believed to...
Posted On 16 Jan 2017 at 1:39 pm

Mental health chief presents final report to governors in Hove

The outgoing chief executive of the Sussex Partnership mental health trust presented his final report to the council of governors at a meeting in Hove this morning (Monday 16 January). Colm Donaghy restated his disappointment that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) had recently...
Posted On 16 Jan 2017 at 12:20 pm

Brighton cathedral’s spires visible once more as first phase of restoration finishes

Scaffolding surrounding the spires of St Peter’s Church, fondly dubbed Brighton’s cathedral, has been taken down as the first phase of restoring the tower is now complete. The £1.7m project to restore the church, one of the largest in Brighton, has seen the balustrade...
Posted On 16 Jan 2017 at 12:19 pm