Conservative leader steps down
The long-serving leader of the Conservative group on Brighton and Hove City Council is standing down. Councillor Geoffrey Theobald will ...
Month: April 2017
Benefit problems, low pay and debt send almost a thousand people to one Brighton food bank
Benefit problems, low pay and debt were the main reasons given by almost a thousand people who sought help from ...
Standing aside for Green MP would be ‘political suicide’, says former Lib Dem candidate
A former Liberal Democrat election candidate has warned party colleagues that standing aside for Green MP Caroline Lucas in Brighton ...
RMT guards union and Southern to continue talks next week
The RMT union and Southern are to resume talks next week as they try to resolve a year-long dispute over ...
Detective praises courage of young rape victims after Hove man jailed
A detective has praised the courage of two young women who were raped as girls by a man from Hove. ...
Hove MP calls on government to stop sex for rent
Hove MP Peter Kyle asked the government to outlaw sex for rent in the House of Commons today (Tuesday 25 ...
Reservoir works lead to new water feature in Hove Park
Work on the Goldstone reservoir led to a temporary new pond forming in Hove Park today. The water started bubbling ...
Birthday drinks end in assault after gang attacks tourist
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted and robbed on the Lower Esplanade in Brighton early on ...
Austra: voice sent from heaven
Patterns, Brighton 21 March To be brutally honest, I have been aware of the Toronto based electronic music project known ...
Piranhas Four: piranhas escape from the sea
The Con Club, Lewes, April 14 Bank Holiday Friday saw four Piranhas escape! Not in Brighton, it was from the ...
Arts and Culture
How the debate on the King Alfred plan was decided
A proposed new leisure centre at the King Alfred site was granted planning permission by councillors at a meeting lasting...
Brighton athlete narrowly misses out on mile final at Commonwealth Games
An athlete from Brighton narrowly missed out on a place in the final of the mile at the Commonwealth Games....
Plan for £65m new King Alfred pool and leisure centre approved
A £65 million proposed new King Alfred swimming pool and leisure centre has been granted planning permission this afternoon (Wednesday...
King Alfred pledge as council cabinet member makes case for £65m scheme
A leading councillor warned colleagues of the danger of failing to act now as they considered whether to grant planning...
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